In Saint Petersburg, the journalist Kristina (Anastasiya Gribova) is interviewing the rescue team composed by Ilya (Ilya Agapov); Andrey (Konstantin Nesterko); Lyosha (Aleksey Aniskin) and the newcomer Viktoria "Vika" (Viktotiya Potemina). They show their van, equipment and rescue dog. On the afternoon, they are summoned to rescue the boy Nikita that was seen wandering in the woods and Kristina goes with them. They drive to the wilderness to seek out the boy and they walk through the creepy forest that has many dark amulets. Out of the blue, they find a naked woman in a haystack and they bring her to the van on a stretcher. They withdraw a weird thing from her throat and she says that her name is Zoya (Margarita Bychkova). Further, she tells to them that she was the chosen by The Widow, and now they will all die. Meanwhile, Andrey drives the van trying to find the way back to their base.
"Vdova" (2020), a.k.a. "The Widow", is a creepy and atmospheric Russian horror movie. The plot combines a possible Russian legend with a rescue team looking for a boy. There is a part that is confused, when Viktoria finds the house and pieces of newspaper that I believe has not been well-translated, but the story is not bad. The director was able to transmit the fear and the tension of the characters. I saw the film is Russian audio and Portuguese subtitle. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "A Viúva das Sombras" ("The Widow from the Shadows")
"Vdova" (2020), a.k.a. "The Widow", is a creepy and atmospheric Russian horror movie. The plot combines a possible Russian legend with a rescue team looking for a boy. There is a part that is confused, when Viktoria finds the house and pieces of newspaper that I believe has not been well-translated, but the story is not bad. The director was able to transmit the fear and the tension of the characters. I saw the film is Russian audio and Portuguese subtitle. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "A Viúva das Sombras" ("The Widow from the Shadows")