8 scariest Russian movies
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- 03 Nov 2022
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What scares us most – something from outer space, creatures from hell, the loss of loved ones, violence and totalitarianism? We assembled a list of truly terrifying movies.
About an alien threat: Sputnik (2020)
In the pandemic year, a movie called Sputnik came out (no connection to the vaccine). The film tells the story of how in 1983 a Soviet spaceship returns to Earth triumphant. But the crew is hiding the truth about a mysterious tragedy onboard that cost the life of a crew member. A surviving astronaut is blamed for the incident; and he is held in a top secret area under the control of the KGB. Soon, it becomes known that he brought an unknown life form back to Earth.
About a totalitarian state and blind faith: Dear Comrades! (2020)
This Andrei Konchalovsky film is based on a real historical event – the Novocherkassk massacre in 1962, when the Soviet army and KGB suppressed a workers’ strike against price increases by wantonly shooting many of them. After that, the authorities tried to conceal the true death toll with total censorship and setting up checkpoints around the city. This film covers one of the most disturbing events in Soviet history, and features shocking eyewitness accounts of people who were there.
About the Slavic undead forces: the Gogol trilogy (2017-2018)
Viy is the name of a creature from ancient Slavic legend that comes to our world from hell. He has giant eyelids that hang to the ground. To open his eyes, he needs help. But if you look into his eyes… guess what happens?
Based on the terrifying story by Gogol — this trilogy of The Beginning / Viy / A Terrible Vengeance — is a modern screen adaptation of one of the spookiest books in Russian literature. Read More…
