The Вий film has Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction, and Mystery genres.
Вий Film was made by Russian Film Group, and Marinsgroup at a cost of $26,000,000. The film was successfully completed and released in 2014 made a revenue of $34,592,118. The spoken language used in the film is English, Russian.
Early 18th century. Cartographer Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods. Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world.
Вий Film Stars:
Jason Flemyng as Jonathan Green "Dzhonatan Grin", Charles Dance as Lord Dudley, Igor Jijikine as Dorosh, Oleg Taktarov as Gritsko, Nina Ruslanova as Zhena Yavtukha, Viktor Bychkov as Kuznets, Aleksey Chadov as Petrus, Agniya Ditkovskite as Nastusya, Anatoliy Gushchin as Bursak Gorobets, Aleksandr Yakovlev as Overko, Yuriy Tsurilo as Sotnik, Aleksandr Karpov as Panas, Andrey Smolyakov as Otets Paisiy, Anna Churina as Miss Dudley, Valeriy Zolotukhin as Yavtukh, Martin Cesar as , Aleksey Ogurtsov as Spirid, Ivan Mokhovikov as Bursak Khalyava, Alexey A. Petrukhin as Khoma, Emma Černá as Babka Ganna, Olga Zaytseva as Pannochka, Ruslan Ustinov as Ostap, Natalya Ustinova as Zhena Ostapa, Igor Ogurtsov as , Arthur Mirzoyan as , Petr Sedláček as , and Sofya Markina as .
Professional involved in the making of the Вий film:
Vladimír Smutný (Director of Photography), Leonid Ogorodnikov (Co-Producer), Oleg Andreev (Co-Producer), Oleg Stepchenko (Director), Aleksandr Karpov (Screenplay), Viktor Lakisov (Visual Effects Supervisor), Nikolai Gogol (Story), Aleksey Ogurtsov (Executive Producer), Anton Garcia (Music), Alexey A. Petrukhin (Producer), Jarmila Konečná (Costume Design), Evgeniy Gittsigrat (Visual Effects Supervisor), Dmitriy Tokoyakov (Visual Effects Supervisor), Arkadiy Dubinin (Visual Effects Supervisor), Bob Beemer (Sound), Ilya Shutov (Visual Effects Supervisor), Pyotr Gorshenin (Makeup Artist), Ruslan Ustinov (Producer), Kamil Jaffar (Special Effects), Jiří Maxa (Additional Director of Photography), Nikolay Goryaev (Visual Effects Supervisor), Gleb Fetisov (Producer), Oleg Teterin (Producer), Arcady Noskov (Sound Designer), Mikhail Korovyansky (VFX Supervisor), Jiří Kuba (Stunt Coordinator), Ivan Titov (Sound Designer), Arthur Mirzoyan (Production Design), Petr Zelenov (Editor), Alexander Kulikov (Producer), Oleg Lyubaev (Executive Producer), Anatoly Sergeev (Producer), Natalya Gorina (Makeup Artist), Hristo Velev (Visual Effects Supervisor), Florian Maier (Stereoscopic Supervisor), Igor Zadorin (Visual Effects Supervisor), Maxim Malinin (Assistant Director), Eduard Kargin (Visual Effects Supervisor), Yaroslav Pilunskyi (Director of Photography), Aleksandr Sakhno (Additional Director of Photography), Aleksandr Stetsenko (Stunt Coordinator), Dmitry Galperin (Assistant Director), Yuliya Ratnikova (Sound Director), and Artur Abidnov (Visual Effects Supervisor).
What They Said About Вий Film:
It seems to be that if your name is "Jonathan" then maybe you ought to avoid Romania? This one is called "Green" (Jason Flemyng) and he is trying to do some intricate cartography between Europe and Asia. With his stagecoach equipped with all mod cons - including some cleverly mounted reins for the horses and a candle-lit trundle wheel at the back, he sets off into the Carpathian mountains where his wheels, quite literally, come off and he finds himself in a community that has done all it can to fortify itself from the evils of the outside world! He can write - and that's not a good sign as he is quickly condemned as a devil worshipper. Luckily, there are still a few folks around who know the difference between his scribblings and satanic incarnations and gradually he starts to have a bit of fun amongst this eclectic bunch whilst helping them to realise that like charity, evil usually begins at home too! I actually quite enjoyed the premiss of this, but the execution is all over the place and the budget really does limit the potency of the visual effects that are quite creative just very clearly manipulated. Flemyng looks like he is having some fun and there's even a be-wigged Charles Dance along to top, tail and narrate the adventure as it moves along. Mysticism, magic and gadgets galore feature and though I can't quite recommend it, it's not terrible.
This movie is probably quite unknown by most people. I certainly had never heard of it when I stumbled on it. It is a quite entertaining little fantasy / supernatural / crime movie though. I am actually not sure what to classify at as. It starts of as a fantasy movie but is it really? The cinematics of this movie is very good. For me it was the main part contributing to the enjoyment. The small world of these villagers is cinematically beautiful, dirty and gritty at the same time. The characters themselves with their enormous moustaches and weirdly cut hair are great. The special effects will perhaps not win any awards but they were good nonetheless. I especially liked the transformation scene during the meal somewhere in the middle of the movie. The story is a bit of a roller coaster ride and sometimes it felt a bit disjointed. It was not really obvious why one scene or event was followed by another at all times. But then, taking into account the later events in the movie it was perhaps ment to be a bit disjointed and “dreamy” and I have to confess that I was extremely tired when watching this movie. The ending was a bit of a surprise. This is where the movie kind of went from a fantasy movie to more of a crime story. I have to say that I did not really see that coming until it was about to fall in my lap. There are definitely worse ways of spending two hours in the evening, especially if you like movies that are not the typical mainstream Hollywood fare.
Here are some translations about the film:
Забранено кралство
Началото на XVIII век. Картографът Джонатан Грийн са отправя на изследователска експедиция в Източна Европа. Преминавайки през Трансилвания и Карпатите, той попада в село, изгубено сред непроходими гори. Случайноста и гъстата мъгла го довеждат в едно зловещо и прокълнато място. Местните жители не обичат пришълците. Тези хора, оградили селото си с дълбок ров, наивно вярват, че така могат да се предпазят от злото, без да осъзнават, че то отдавна е пуснало корени в душите им и само чака случай да се прояви. Дори в най-страшните си кошмари ученият не си е представял, че тук ще срещне истински слуга на дявола.
Language: Bulgarian
Zakázaná říše
Fantastická cesta do srdce temnoty. Pravda je v tobě…
Počátkem 18. století kartograf Jonathan Green podniká vědeckou výpravu z Evropy na Východ. Když prošel Sedmihradskem a překročil Karpaty, ocitl se v malé vesnici ztracené v neprůchodných lesích. Na toto prokleté místo ho nemohlo přivést nic než náhoda a hustá mlha. Lidé, kteří zde žijí, se nepodobají ostatním lidem, které cestovatel dříve potkával. Vesničané si vykopali hluboký příkop, aby se obrnili před světem. Sdílejí naivní víru, že se mohou uchránit před zlem, které ztělesňuje Vij, monstrum žijící v bažinách. Nechápou, že zlo se už uhnízdilo v jejich duších a čeká na příležitost, aby vyrazilo do světa...
Language: Czech
Forbidden Empire
Kartografen Jonathan Green sætter sig for at lave et detaljeret kort over hele landet. Undervejs kommer han forbi en glemt lille Ukrainsk landsby, der lever i frygt for heksekunst og mørkets kræfter. Men Green er en videnskabsmand og tror ikke på den slags overnaturlige ting. Måske han kan hjælpe byens folk?
Language: Danish
Fürst der Dämonen
Die Wahrheit ist in Dir
Der Kartenzeichner Jonathan Green macht sich im 18. Jahrhundert auf den Weg, um als Erster den kompletten Umfang der Erde zu vermessen. Nachdem er durch Transsylvanien und die Karpaten gereist ist, findet er sich jedoch bald verloren in einem kleinen Dorf inmitten von undurchdringlichen Wäldern wieder, in denen dichter Nebel Normalzustand zu sein scheint. Die Bewohner sehen anders als alle Leute aus, denen der Reisende jemals begegnet ist. Äußerlich ähneln die nicht gerade hilfsbereiten Menschen eher Piraten und sind zudem davon überzeugt, dass sie sich vor jedwedem Bösen beschützen können. Jonathan wird hingegen bald klar, dass eine düstere Macht schon längst von den Seelen der Bewohner Besitz ergriffen hat und nur darauf wartet, in die Welt hinauszuströmen.
Language: German
Αρχές του 18ου αιώνα.Ο Χαρτογράφος Jonathan Green αναλαμβάνει ένα επιστημονικό ταξίδι από την Ευρώπη προς την Ανατολή. Έχοντας περάσει μέσα από την Τρανσυλβανία και διέσχισε τα Καρπάθια Όρη, βρίσκει τον εαυτό του σε ένα μικρό χωριό όπου και χάνεται στο δάσος το αδιάβατο. Τίποτα όμως από τύχη και βαριά ομίχλη θα μπορούσε να τον φέρει σε αυτό το καταραμένο μέρος. Οι άνθρωποι που ζουν εδώ δεν μοιάζουν με κανένα άλλο λαό που ο ταξιδιώτης είδε πριν από αυτό. Οι κάτοικοι του χωριού, αφού έσκαψαν βαθειά μια τάφρο, να τους απομακρύνει από τον υπόλοιπο κόσμο, μοιράζονται μια αφελής πεποίθηση ότι θα μπορούσαν να σωθούν από το κακό, να μην καταλαβαίνουν ότι το κακό έχει κάνει τη φωλιά του στις ψυχές τους και περιμένουν για μια ευκαιρία να αναβλύζουν επάνω στον κόσμο.
Language: Greek
Transilvania, el imperio prohibido
No tengas miedo...
Principios del siglo 18. El cartógrafo Cartographer Jonathan Green emprende un viaje científico por Europa hacia el este. Luego de pasar por Transilvania y habiendo cruzado los Montes Cárpatos, se encuentra en una pequeña villa perdida en los bosques. Sólo las posibiliades y una pesada niebla podrían haberlo traído a este lugar maldito. La gente que vive en el lugar no se parece a ninguna que el viajante haya visto antes. Los habitantes, habiendo cavado una profunda fosa para defenderse del mundo exterior, comparten la ingenua creencia de que pueden salvarse del mal, sin llegar a entender que el mal ha hecho su nido en sus almas y que espera la oportunidad de esparcirse por el mundo.
Language: Spanish
La Légende de Viy
Londres, 1713. Le cartographe anglais Jonathan Green part en repérage des endroits inexplorés de la Transylvanie. Au-delà des montagnes des Carpates, il découvre un village isolé du reste du monde, dont les habitants terrorisés se cachent des démons et autres créatures qui en ont pris possession. Seul le téméraire cartographe semble alors pouvoir percer les mystères qui entourent ces créatures impitoyables qu’il lui revient d’exterminer…
Language: French
ויי.
תחילת המאה ה-18. הקרטוגרף ג'ונתן גרין יוצא למסע למזרח אירופה, בדרך לטרנסילבניה הוא חולף בהרי הקרפטיים האוקראיניים ומוצא עצמו בכפר קטן נטוש בלב היער. תושבי הכפר המבודד חיים באמונה שעליהם להגן על עצמם מפני שאר העולם ומפני הרוע המאיים מכל ועד מהרה נוכח הקרטוגרף לדעת כי זהו רוע ממשי ומסוכן.
Language: Hebrew
Viy
Viy egy mágikus szörny, aki a mocsárban él. Behatol az emberi lélekbe és megnyitja azt a gonosz szellemek számára. A 18. század elején Jonathan, a térképész, keletre indul tudományos útra. Átvág Erdélyen, legyőzi a Kárpátokat és áthatolhatatlan erdőkbe jut. Csak a köd tudott eljutni erre az elátkozott helyre. Az itt élő emberek lemondtak a normális életről. Naivan azt hiszik, hogy meg tudják magukat védeni a gonosz szellemektől. Nem veszik észre, hogy a gonosz erők már régóta befészkelték magukat a lelkükbe. A materialista tudósnak fogalma sincs róla, hogy eleve neki van elrendelve az ördög hűséges szolgájával való találkozás.
Language: Hungarian
Viy - La maschera del demonio
Un viaggio avvincente nel cuore delle tenebre.
All'inizio del XVIII secolo il cartografo Jonathan Green intraprende un viaggio scientifico che dall'Europa lo conduce verso l'Oriente. Dopo aver attraversato la Transilvania e superato i Carpazi, si ritrova in un piccolo villaggio perso tra i boschi e circondato dalla nebbia. Le persone che lì vivono non somigliano a nessun altro popolo conosciuto e hanno scavato un profondo fossato che, secondo le loro convinzioni, li isolerebbe dal resto del mondo salvandoli dal male. Ignorano però che il male è già insito tra loro e che è in attesa dell'occasione giusta per venire fuori.
Language: Italian
レジェンド・オブ・ヴィー 妖怪村と秘密の棺
18世紀、ロンドン。地図製作者のジョナサンは、トランシルヴァニアの未知の土地を地図に書き加えるための旅に出た。カルパティア山脈を越えたところで、彼は外界から孤立した小さな村を発見。そこでは、人々が村の中に潜む魔物の影に怯えながら暮らしていた。偶然に迷い込んだジョナサンは、この魔物の謎を解き明かし、村人たちを救うことができるのか。
Language: Japanese
사탄의 사자: 망자의 저주
18세기 유럽, 지도 제작자 '조나단'은 새로운 지도 제작을 위한 항해를 시작한다. 오랜 여행으로 지쳐갈 즈음 우크라이나 숲에서 길을 잃은 ‘조나단’! 사제들의 도움으로 가까스로 목숨을 구하고, 그들로부터 저주받은 마을에 대한 이야기를 듣게 되는데… 마을근처에도 얼씬도 하지 말라는 사제들의 경고에도 불구하고 ‘조나단’은 무언가에 홀린 듯 마을로 향하고, 마녀의 저주로 두려움에 떨던 마을 사람들은 갑작스럽게 나타난 그를 사탄의 사자라며 멀리한다. 한 편, 지도자 '소트니크'는 ‘조나단’에게 비밀스러운 제안을 해오는데.... 세상의 끝 저주받은 마을, 악마들이 깨어난다!
Language: Korean
In het begin van de 18e eeuw onderneemt kartograaf Jonathan Green een wetenschappelijke reis vanuit Europa naar het oosten. Nadat hij Transsylvanië en de Karpaten heeft doorkruist, komt hij aan in een klein verborgen dorpje. De bewoners zien er echter niet uit als gewone mensen en hebben een gracht om hun dorp gegraven om zich zo te beschermen tegen het kwaad van buiten. Ze hebben echter niet door dat kwade krachten zich al in het dorp hebben genesteld.
Language: Dutch
Wij
Prawda jest w Tobie
XVIII wiek. Kartograf Jonathan Green (Jason Flemyng) podejmuje naukową wyprawę na wschód Europy. W trakcie podróży spotyka dwóch mężczyzn, którzy opowiadają mu o dziwnej śmierci ich kamrata, Chomy Brutusa (Aleksey Petrukhin), który na prośbę setnika miał czuwać trzy noce przy trumnie zmarłej córki możnowładcy. Po przemierzeniu Transylwanii i Karpat uczony dostaje się do tajemniczej i opuszczonej wioski, zagubionej w bezkresnych lasach. Tutejszy setnik prosi go o wyrysowanie na mapach starej cerkwi, do której nikt nie śmie się zapuszczać.
Language: Polish
Império Proibido
No início do século 18, o cartógrafo Jonathan Green empreende uma viagem científica da Europa ao Oriente. Passando pela Transilvânia e cruzando as montanhas dos Cárpatos, ele se encontra em uma pequena vila perdida na floresta. Somente o acaso e o nevoeiro pesado poderia levá-lo a este lugar amaldiçoado. As pessoas que vivem aqui não se parecem com qualquer outro povo que o viajante viu antes.
Language: Portuguese
Tărâmul interzis
Începutul secolului al XVIII-lea este marcat de lupta științei moderne în a depăși superstițiile din popor. În expediția sa către Orientului îndepărtat, cartograful britanic traversează munții Carpați, trecând prin Transilvania și ajunge într-un cătun retras, aflat într-o pădure de nepătruns din regiunea Malorossia (Малоросcия). Locuitorii acestui sat arată diferit față de ceilalți estici pe care exploratorul i-a întâlnit în călătoria sa. Ei s-au izolat de resul lumii printr-un șanț și cred că aceasta îi protejează de spiritele rele.
Language: Romanian
Не бойся...
Начало XVIII века... Картограф Джонатан Грин совершает путешествие из Европы на Восток. Следуя через Трансильванию, он понимает, что заблудился. Изрядно поплутав в тумане, он оказывается в небольшом казацком поселении. Народ живет здесь в затворничестве, оградив себя от любых контактов с остальным миром. Что скрывают жители хутора? Чего боятся и почему прячутся? Ученый решает разгадать тайну, связанную с именем необыкновенного мифического создания — Вия. Древние славянские предания оживают…
Language: Russian
Zakázaná ríša
Začiatkom 18. storočia kartograf Jonathan Green podnikne vedeckú výpravu z Európy na Východ. Keď prejde Sedmohradskom a prekročí Karpaty, ocitne sa v malej dedine stratenej v nepriechodných lesoch. Na toto prekliate miesto ho nemohlo priviesť nič iné len náhoda a hustá hmla. Ľudia, ktorí tu žijú, sa nepodobajú tým, ktorých cestovateľ doteraz stretával. Dedinčania si vykopali hlbokú priekopu, aby sa obrnili pred ostatným svetom. Zdieľajú naivnú vieru, že sa môžu uchrániť pred zlom, ktoré stelesňuje Vij, monštrum žijúce v močiaroch. Má magickú podobu, každého očaruje, preniká do ľudských duší a otvára ich ako bránu pre všetkých zlých duchov, aby mohli vstúpiť. Ľudia nechápu, že zlo sa už dávno uhniezdilo v ich dušiach a čaká na svoju príležitosť, aby sa dostalo von a zničilo ich svet.
Language: Slovak
Виј
Почетак XVIII века. Картограф Џонотан Грин завршава научно путовање по Европи, па одлучује да се упути даље на исток. Прошавши кроз Трансилванију, стиже на Карпате, у шумом заклоњено малено село. Народ који ту среће, не личи ни на једне људе које је до тада виђао. Сазнаје за легенду о богослову који је држао опело локалној девојци, а затим мистериозно нестао. Од тада мештани непрестано виђају чудовиште које називају Виј. Научник не верује у „бапске приче“, па одлучује да испита целу ствар.
Language: Serbian
สงครามล้างคําสาปอสูร
ลอนดอน ปี 1713 นักทำแผนที่ชาวอังกฤษ โจนาธาน กรีน (เจสัน เฟลมมิง) ออกเดินทางเพื่อทำแผนที่ดินแดน ทรานซิลเวเนียอันลึกลับ หลังจากข้ามหุบเขาคาร์พาเธียน เขาก็ได้พบกับหมู่บ้านเล็ก ๆ ที่แยกตัวออกจากโลกภายนอก ชาวบ้านที่นี่ใช้ชีวิตอยู่อย่างหวาดกลัวเพราะหมู่บ้านของพวกเขาถูกปีศาจและสัตว์ประหลาดครอบงำ พวกเขาไม่รู้เลยเหล่าปีศาจได้แทรกตัวเข้ามาอยู่ในวิญญาณของพวกเขานานแล้ว และรอเวลาที่จะได้ออกอาละวาดบนโลกมนุษย์มีเพียงคนเดียวที่สามารถไขปริศนาและหยุดความบ้าคลั่งของปีศาจเหล่านี้ได้!!!
Language: Thai
Gizemli Yolculuk: Yasak Krallık
Viy 1
18. yüzyılın başlarında, haritacı Jonathan Green, Doğu Avrupa'dan bilimsel bir yolculuk üstlenir. Kendini küçük bir kasabada bulur. Sis onu bu lanetli yere getiren şanssızlıktır. Burada yaşayan insanlar daha önce gördüğü gezgin insanlara benzemez. Düştüğü kasabada yaşayan köylüler, kazdıkları yerden ruh çağırarak kendilerini -naif bir inançla- bu dünyanın dışına atar...
Language: Turkish
Вій
Не бійся...
Історія кінострічки "Вій" розпочинається в XVIII столітті. Науковець Джонатан Грін здійснює подорож по Європі. Подолавши велику відстань він заблукав в одному з лісів Карпат, де згодом находить село. Дослідник починає вести розслідування, щоб дізнатись, що за жителі проживають в селищі і чи справді існує так званий Вій.
Language: Ukrainian
魔鬼的精神
十八世纪初，制图家格林在从欧洲向东方的科考旅途上。在翻越喀尔巴阡山脉的过程中，他迷失在森林深处一座被遗弃的村庄——只有偶然的意志和浓雾能将他带到这个被诅咒的地方。在这里生活的人不像任何他在旅途上曾经见过的人。这些通过深深的沟渠将自己与世界隔绝的人们，天真地相信这样便能摆脱不纯净，却不明白腐朽早已深入他们的灵魂，只是在等待时机爆发。这位唯物主义的科学家在梦里也不会预料到，在这里迎接他的是魔鬼的忠实仆人。
Language: Mandarin
