2017 · mystery · horror · thriller
The Bride
Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky1h 30m2017
This is a story of a small town girl named Nastya. Her newly married husband Ivan drives her to his hometown to meet his family. Upon their arrival Nastya feels she made a wrong decision: she is surrounded by weird people and she sees creepy photos all around the house. Ivan disappears while his family prepares Nastya for a mysterious traditional Russian wedding ceremony. She struggles to calm herself down hoping all this will end and they will live happily ever after. Only if she stays alive...
Our read: The Bride (2017) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive mystery · horror · thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured mystery / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
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