Gogol. Origins (2017)

Original title

Гоголь. Начало

Directed by

Egor Baranov

Genre

erotic film, horror film, mystery film, detective film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young writer named Nikolai Gogol investigates a series of mysterious deaths in a rural Russian village. He teams up with a detective to uncover supernatural forces tied to local folklore.

atmosphericdarkmysteriousmelancholicslow-burnfolklore-infusedeeriebrooding

What happens

Gogol. Origins (Russian: Гоголь. Начало, romanized: Gogol. Nachalo) is a 2017 Russian fantasy-horror film directed by Yegor Baranov loosely based on works by Nikolai Gogol from the 1832 collection Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. The title role is played by Alexander Petrov. Gogol. Origins is the first of three films of the project Gogol and the first Russian television series to have a theatrical release. The first episode (film) was nominated for the Best TV CEE Series award at the Serial Killer festival. The movie has two sequels: Gogol. Viy and Gogol. Terrible Revenge (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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