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

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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