Queen of Spades: The Dark Rite

"Evil Lives In The Reflection"

2015 1h 34m RU

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 93

Horror

Synopsis

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There is an ancient ritual known to humankind for more than a hundred years...According to the legend, an ominous entity known as The Queen of Spades can be summoned by drawing a door and staircase on a mirror in the darkness, and by saying her name three times. The Queen of Spades gets her energy from reflective objects; she cuts locks of hair from those asleep, and those that see her go mad or die. Four teenagers decide to call The Queen of Spades as a joke. But when one of them dies of a sudden heart attack, the group realizes they are up against something inexplicable and deadly dangerous.

“Evil Lives In The Reflection”

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Cast

Alina Babak
Anna
Valeriya Dmitrieva
Katya
Igor Khripunov
Anton
Evgeniya Loza
Marina
Sergey Pokhodaev
Sergey
Valentin Sadiki
Matvey
Vladimir Seleznyov
Exorcist
Mariya Fomina
Woman with a ring

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
Writers: Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Queen of Spades Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, shot by Anton Zenkovich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kirill Abramov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Alina Babak and Valeriya Dmitrieva and Igor Khripunov carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Evil Lives In The Reflection".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4901756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Svyatoslav Podgaevsky directs. Anton Zenkovich behind the camera. Kirill Abramov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Part of the "Queen of Spades Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, shot by Anton Zenkovich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kirill Abramov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alina Babak and Valeriya Dmitrieva and Igor Khripunov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Evil Lives In The Reflection".
8IMDB entry: tt4901756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 20 themes, including "ritual", "affectation", "cynical", "group of friends".