Somewhere not far from the capital, in a county town, three teenagers discover the lost archaeological digging site of a pagan shrine. Following that, a series of terrifying and unexplainable events happen in the environs. An enigmatic history teacher, who has appeared in the town recently, is set to solve the problems.
Production
Authentic Ukrainian locations that feel genuinely cursed.
Practical Effects
Low-budget shrine design that punches above its weight.
Director
Denis Sobolev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film draws heavily from pre-Christian Slavic polytheism, specifically regional variants of earth and ancestor worship suppressed during Soviet era.
Director Denis Sobolev reportedly shot the shrine sequences at an actual archaeological site, which local crews refused to return to after unexplained equipment failures.
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