New Russian horror film. Original title: Отражение тьмы (literally “reflection of darkness”)
A group of young people arrives to a remote village where they encounter an ancient spirit – a succubus – that can take human disguise. It feeds on one’s deepest fears and brings out the darkest side in people.
… as demons are wont to do.
I don’t much care for these recent Russian films, but I have to concede that (1) Russia has no shortage of beautiful women, and (2) Russian directors have no trouble getting them naked. It’s like re-living the American films of the 1980s, except that people are speaking Russian.
Angelina Pakhomova
Polina Davydova
Polina Vorobieva
5.1 rating on Russian reviews site out of 1,000 people. Shame. All these Russian & Chinese movies that tend to mimic western movies either do poorly or simply end up sucking. It’s a shame, as Slavic (and Chinese) mythology is quite rich, and lots of movies could be based on it. China at least tries, but Russia not so much lately. Hot women though.