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The Bride

Original title: Nevesta
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
3.2K
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The Bride (2017)
The Bride tells the story of a small town girl named Nastya. Newly married, her husband Vanya drives her to his hometown to meet his family. Upon their arrival Nastya feels she made a wrong decision: surrounded by uncanny people and eerie photos all around the house. Soon, Ivan disappears while his family prepares Nastya for a mysterious traditional Russian wedding ceremony. She struggles to calm herself down hoping all of this will end and that they will live happily ever after. If only if she can stay alive ...
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The unusual practice of photographing dead relatives during mid-1800s rural Russia will link a Philology student with her husband's abysmal family history.The unusual practice of photographing dead relatives during mid-1800s rural Russia will link a Philology student with her husband's abysmal family history.The unusual practice of photographing dead relatives during mid-1800s rural Russia will link a Philology student with her husband's abysmal family history.

  • Director
    • Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy
  • Writer
    • Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy
  • Stars
    • Viktoriya Agalakova
    • Aleksandra Rebenok
    • Igor Khripunov
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    3.2K
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    • Director
      • Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy
    • Writer
      • Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy
    • Stars
      • Viktoriya Agalakova
      • Aleksandra Rebenok
      • Igor Khripunov
    • 32User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Videos1

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    Photos18

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    Viktoriya Agalakova
    Viktoriya Agalakova
    • Nastya
    Aleksandra Rebenok
    Aleksandra Rebenok
    • Liza
    Igor Khripunov
    Igor Khripunov
    • Barin
    Natalia Grinshpun
    • Aglaya
    Victor Solovyev
    • Ivan and Lisa's father
    Marina Alhamdan
    • The Bride
    Miroslava Karpovich
    Miroslava Karpovich
    • The Wife
    Evgeniy Koryakovskiy
    Evgeniy Koryakovskiy
    • Nastya's teacher
    Valeriya Dmitrieva
    Valeriya Dmitrieva
    Dmitriy Kulichkov
    Dmitriy Kulichkov
    • Tikhon
    Lada Churovskaya
    • Serf Girl
    Vladimir Seleznyov
    Vera Biryukova
    • Tanya
    Anastasiya Akatova
    Anastasiya Akatova
    • Sosedka Nasti
    Vyacheslav Chepurchenko
    Vyacheslav Chepurchenko
    • Vanya
    • Director
      • Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy
    • Writer
      • Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews32

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    6paulclaassen

    Wonderfully creepy!

    Wow, quite wonderful, actually. The film was really creepy, not just because of what happens, but also because of the premise. The contrast between the old and new in a modern world is great, adding to the creepiness. This is the story of a family curse and an innocent bride that could break the curse, wonderfully acted by Victoria Agalakova. Her husband, Ivan (Victor) is not really a strong character and it seems the film does just great without him. Bride Nastya (Victoria) is the star and hero of the film. The visual effects and make-up are very good and quite scary, too. This is a classic 80s style horror.
    5dilateyourmind

    Awful Dubbing

    I am knocking off a star because the dubbing of this film is awful. The story itself was interesting but could have used a little further development. The filming locations were stunning. The acting was impossible to tell if decent due to the awful dub job. If you can find this in it's original Russian language with subtitles it is probably well worth a watch.
    6nietta94

    Beautifully shot cliche-full story

    We've been knew to the story. You'll probably predict most of it. Yet, it is very well shot. Dialogue seems kind of dull at times, but it is interesting they leave up some elements to interpretation. Don't put it on the top of your priority list, but it will most likely entertain you if you give it a try.
    3redrobin62-321-207311

    Unoriginal, By-The-Numbers Horror.

    Sigh. Where to begin. We know one thing for sure - the director and producers of "The Bride" has seen "The Exorcist," "The Omen," "The Conjuring," and every other horror film in the world because they applied every trick they learned over the years into their "masterpiece." To say this film is full of cliches is like saying the Vatican is full of holy people.

    I guess I hate to admit it but maybe, just maybe, there are no more horror stories to tell, at least nothing original anyway. From here on and forthwith we will be inundated with nothing more than the same ol' same ol' day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year. The die is cast; film makers in the horror genre have reached an impasse. From here on out we'll probably have more unoriginal offerings like "The Bride." At least the cinematography was pleasing to the eyes, so there's that.
    2g00171227

    Cliché

    This film gets only 2 stars its so cheesy and feels it rips of every haunted house/ ghost story imaginable.The story takes place in Russia apparently but even that feels unbelievable and tried to make it as American as possible. I think it was the makers dream to make a really cheesy American horror and they succeeded very well. Victoria agalakova the main actress is so hot though that's why i gave it a extra star.

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    • Trivia
      Vanya is a Russian diminutive for Ivan. Don't get confused. Is the same character.
    • Quotes

      The Photographer: The Russian scientist-chemist, the doctor of medicine Joseph Hamel, speaking at the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, reported on the unusual properties of silver halide when deposited on the photographic plate. According to the scientist, the negative was capable of not only capturing the light reflected on it, but also to save something more: energy, which people called the soul. The academic community raised Hamel to laugh, but soon there was a ritual: the dead were photographed with eyes painted over the eyelids. It was believed that this way you could deceive death.

    • Soundtracks
      The Dark One
      Written by Garry Judd

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2017 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Cô Dâu Ma
    • Production companies
      • 10/09
      • 2020 Studio
      • Focus Plus Cinema
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    • Budget
      • RUR 70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,985,353
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
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