Gogol. Viy

Gogol. Viy

Don't Leave The Circle

Directed by Egor Baranov

Produced by Sreda

201899 min6.2 / 10

A dark, supernatural mystery steeped in Russian Gothic atmosphere where a scribe investigates a serial killer while battling occult forces and his own unraveling sanity.

A mysterious Dark Horseman slays young girls near the village of Dikanka, and he has already butchered 11 ladies. Nikolai Gogol, a scribe from Saint Petersburg has to take charge of the investigation, but the closer he gets to solving the case, the more fits he has, causing macabre visions. When he learns the next victim is his beloved, Liza, he doubts that he can protect her and resist the murderer. Fortunately, he meets somebody who can help him: Khoma Brut, the witch hunter, martial artist and philosopher. Together they spend three dreadful nights in an old chapel reading the funeral service for Ulyana, the witch, and calling upon the ghastly evil spirit Viy.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gogol. Viy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Gogol. Viy violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Gogol. Viy sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Gogol. Viy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Gogol. Viy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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