Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest

"Fear the witch who waits in the dark."

2020 1h 36m RU

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 388

Horror

Synopsis

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A boy and his friends must save his infant sister from an evil witch who eats babies.

“Fear the witch who waits in the dark.”

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Cast

Oleg Chugunov
Egor
Glafira Golubeva
Dasha
Artem Zhigulin
Anton
Igor Khripunov
Mrachnyy
Svetlana Ustinova
Tatyana, nanny
Aleksey Rozin
Alexey, father
Maryana Spivak
Yuliya, stepmother
Marta Kessler
Seta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
Writers: Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, Nataliya Dubovaya, Ivan Kapitonov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nikolay Skachkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Oleg Chugunov and Glafira Golubeva and Artem Zhigulin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fear the witch who waits in the dark.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8006374 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Svyatoslav Podgaevsky directs. Anton Zenkovich behind the camera. Nikolay Skachkov scores. Anton Komrakov cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, shot by Anton Zenkovich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Nikolay Skachkov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Anton Komrakov shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Oleg Chugunov and Glafira Golubeva and Artem Zhigulin carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Fear the witch who waits in the dark.".
7IMDB entry: tt8006374 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.