- Country: Russia
- Genre: horror, thriller
- Producer: I. Minin
- Premiere in Russia: 23 july 2020
- Starring: V. Potemina, A. Gribova, M. Bychkova. I. Agapov, A. Aniskin, K. Nesterenko, O. Chugunov and others.
- Duration: 80 minutes
In 2020, the Russian horror story "Widow" is released, a film adaptation of the St. Petersburg urban legend. It is believed that if the naked bodies of the missing without any signs of violent death are found in the forest, these are certainly the victims of the Lame Widow, the evil ghost of a once deceased witch. Watch the trailer for the movie "Widow" (2020), the actors are known, the release date and the plot of the mystical horror. The author of the idea is a young and promising director Ivan Minin. The creators promise to show all events hyper-realistic, close to the documentary genre. The viewer will find the gloomy atmosphere of the northern forest, wrapped in pagan mythology.
Expectations rating - 78%.
Plot
From year to year in the northern forests near St. Petersburg, up to 300 people go missing. Sometimes their bodies can still be found: they lie naked in a dense forest. At the same time, not a trace of murder - everything looks like natural death. One day during the training period, a small group of volunteer rescuers learns that a little boy has been lost in the more often. During his search, the team will have to face something sinister and otherworldly. According to legend, a ghost lives in these deep forests, the restless spirit of a long-dead witch. Locals nicknamed her Lame Widow. Everyone knows that after meeting her, no one managed to survive.
Production
Directed by Ivan Minin.
Film crew:
- Screenplay: I. Minin, Ivan Kapitonov ("Summer", "Mermaid. Lake of the Dead"), Natalia Dubovaya ("Yaga. Nightmare of the Dark Forest"), etc .;
- Producers: I. Kapitonov, Svyatoslav Podgaevsky ("The Queen of Spades: Black Rite"), Alexander Emelyanov ("How I Became Russian"), etc .;
- Cinematography: Maxim Mikhanyuk ("Former", "Practice");
- Artists: Andrey Budykin (“Powder go away”), Alexandra Talalueva;
- Music: Nikolay Skachkov (On the Edge).
Filming location: Leningrad Region. Filming period: October 14, 2018 - early March 2019.
Actors
Leading roles:
- Victoria Potemina;
- Anastasia Gribova (High School Students, Corridor of Immortality);
- Margarita Bychkova ("Major 2", "The Cry of an Owl").
The film also starred:
- Ilya Agapov;
- Alexey Aniskin;
- Konstantin Nesterenko;
- Oleg Chugunov ("Consultant", "Ekaterina. Pretenders", "Leningrad 46").
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The age limit is 16+.
- Many characters were played by real rescuers who know how to behave correctly in extreme situations.
Information about the film "Widow" is known: the release date is expected in summer 2020, the actors are named, the trailer is already online.
Material prepared by the editors of the website kinofilmpro.ru