Empire V (2021)
- Original title
- Ампир V
- Directed by
- Victor Ginzburg
- Genre
- fantasy film, vampire film
- Country
- Germany, Russia, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rated
- 19
- Rating
- 4.7 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 young man is turned into a vampire and enters a hidden society of immortals who secretly control the world. He learns their rituals and language while navigating a system built on status and blood.
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What happens
Empire V (Russian: Ампир V, romanized: Ampir V) is a 2023 Russian urban fantasy film directed by Victor Ginzburg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Pelevin, and starring Pavel Tabakov as Rama II, a vampire apprentice, begins training to become a full-fledged vampire. In the film, the image of the goddess Ishtar was copied from Alla Pugacheva, who for several decades was one of the main pop icons of show business in Russia and Eastern Europe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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