Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Viy end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Viy easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Viy

Name: Viy
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1967
Duration: 76 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin, Nikolay Kutuzov, Vadim Zakharchenko

The Soviet Union’s first horror film!

Directed by Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov

Produced by Luch, Mosfilm

196776 min6.9 / 10

A gothic folk-horror tale of supernatural dread and spiritual crisis, where a seminary student's faith is tested through three nights of demonic terror.

A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.

Clusters

Crimes That Resurface Ancient Curses And Revenge Supernatural Horror Films Witchcraft and Occult Movies Rural Countryside Setting

Genres

Drama Fantasy Horror

Keywords

Witch Village Evil Spirit Corpse Demon Gothic Horror Folk Horror

Questions people ask

Is Viy scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Does Viy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Viy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Viy sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Viy violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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