Gogol. Viy
2018 · 99 min · Director: Egor Baranov
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A Russian fantasy sequel to "Gogol: The Beginning (2017). Again, Nikolai Gogol, the leading character from the 2017 film, a young man who suffered unpredictable violent epileptic seizures, but during such seizures he would visualize something mysteriously happen in the dark world. This time, a serial killer has already murdered eleven women around a village, rumors spread by the villagers claiming the killer is a dark horseman. Gogol is ordered to investigate the murder cases, instead of going nowhere to solve it, he's beginning to suffer macabre visions more and more during his investigation, then he suddenly learns the next victim would be his girlfriend, Liza. But he doubts his ability won't stop what's gonna happen. Then he accidentally meet a witch hunter, Khoma Brut, with him they stay in an old church and asking the witch, Ulyana, to call up the evil spirit Viy to help fencing off the coming murder.
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Gogol. Viy (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Tension 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Curiosity. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 29 % | 37 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 37 % | 47 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 48 % | 49 % | 28 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 60 % | 52 % | 50 % | 40 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 43 % | 56 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 58 % | 42 % | 60 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 60 % | 55 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 75 % | 72 % | 44 % | 58 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 44 % | 47 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 69 % | 60 % | 54 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 68 % | 65 % | 51 % | 40 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 66 % | 64 % | 48 % | 39 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Curiosity | 66 % | 58 % | 58 % | 51 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Curiosity | 62 % | 52 % | 64 % | 47 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 55 % | 63 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 60 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Tension | 77 % | 78 % | 56 % | 53 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 85 % | 84 % | 59 % | 70 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 72 % | 45 % | 61 % | 28 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Homa Brut
10 years-old Gogol
Oksana
Vakula (blacksmith)
Ulyana
Noseless
Gogol's mother
Gogol's father
Tesak
Bazhana
Father Varfolomey
Old woman
Details
- Directed by
- Egor Baranov
- Written by
- Alexey Chupov, Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Karaulov, Natalya Merkulova, Aleksey Karaulov, Filipp Konyashov
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- Russia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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