The Gateway (2018)
- Original title
- Брама
- Directed by
- Volodymyr Tykhyi
- Genre
- drama film, mysticism
- Country
- Ukraine, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A family lives in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The grandmother gets a mystical warning about a coming disaster. She tries to prevent it.
mysteriouseerieslow-burnfolkloricfamily-centeredsupernaturalatmosphericquietly intense
What happens
Brama (also known as: The Gate, The Gateway; Ukrainian: «Брама», pronounced [ˈbrɑmɑ]) is a 2017 Ukrainian horror film directed by Volodymyr Tykhyi based on the play At the Beginning and End of Times by Pavlo Arie. The film's world premiere occurred at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 28, 2017 and was released for theatrical distribution in Ukraine on July 26, 2018. It was later distributed internationally at various film festivals and screenings. The film tells the story of a family living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The household is led by Baba Prisya, who claims to be acquainted with rusalkas. She lives with her grandson Vovchyk and her ailing daughter Slava, who was abandoned by her husband. Their quiet life is suddenly disrupted when Baba Prisya receives a mystical warning about an impending personal catastrophe that must be prevented. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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