Gogol. Viy

Story

Synopsis

A mysterious Dark Horseman slays young girls near the village of Dikanka, and he has already butchered 11 ladies. Nikolai Gogol, a scribe from Saint Petersburg has to take charge of the investigation, but the closer he gets to solving the case, the more fits he has, causing macabre visions. When he learns the next victim is his beloved, Liza, he doubts that he can protect her and resist the murderer. Fortunately, he meets somebody who can help him: Khoma Brut, the witch hunter, martial artist and philosopher. Together they spend three dreadful nights in an old chapel reading the funeral service for Ulyana, the witch, and calling upon the ghastly evil spirit Viy.

Director

Egor Baranov

Writers

Natalya Merkulova, Aleksey Karaulov, Filipp Konyashov

Language

Russian

Country

Russia

Release date

5 April 2018

Box office

$7,471,349

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Alexander Petrov

  Gogol Nikolay Vasilievich

• 

  Aleksey Vertkov

  Homa Brut

• 

  Evgeniy Stychkin

  Binh - Investigator

• 

  Taisiya Vilkova

  Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - Countess

• 

  Artyom Tkachenko

  Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa

• Maksim Mironov

  10 years-old Gogol

• 

  Yuliya Frants

  Oksana

• 

  Yan Tsapnik

  Bomgart (doctor)

• 

  Sergey Badyuk

  Vakula (blacksmith)

• 

  Marta Timofeeva

  Vasilina (Daughter of Vakula)

• 

  Kseniya Razina

  Ulyana

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  Yevgeni Syty

  Yakim