“Don't Leave The Circle”
A mysterious Dark Horseman slays young girls near the village of Dikanka, and he has already butchered 11 ladies. Nikolai Gogol, a scribe from Saint Petersburg has to take charge of the investigation, but the closer he gets to solving the case, the more fits he has, causing macabre visions. When he learns the next victim is his beloved, Liza, he doubts that he can protect her and resist the murderer. Fortunately, he meets somebody who can help him: Khoma Brut, the witch hunter, martial artist and philosopher. Together they spend three dreadful nights in an old chapel reading the funeral service for Ulyana, the witch, and calling upon the ghastly evil spirit Viy.
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Part of Gogol Collection
3 films
Cast
29 people
Alexander Petrov
Gogol Nikolay Vasilievich
Known for
T-34
Invasion
Aleksey Vertkov
Homa Brut
Known for
Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
White Tiger
Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - Investigator
Known for
Chornobyl: Exclusion Zone
Collector
Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - Countess
Known for
The Last Warrior: Root of Evil
Ostap Bender: The Final Hustle
Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa
Known for
The Vampires of Midland
Abigail
Maksim Mironov
10 years-old Gogol
Also in
Grom: Boyhood
Yuliya Frants
Oksana
Also in
The Kitchen. War for the Hotel
Family Fortune
Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart (doctor)
Known for
Brigada
Trigger
Sergey Badyuk
Vakula (blacksmith)
Known for
Attrition
Marta Kessler
Vasilina (Daughter of Vakula)
Known for
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Santa Clauses
Kseniya Razina
Ulyana
Also in
Summer Leave
Vasilisa
Yevgeni Syty
Yakim
Known for
Arrhythmia
What Men Talk About 3
Egor Baranov Director · Alexey Chupov Screenplay Natalya Merkulova Screenplay
Worldwide gross $7.5M · First release April 5, 2018 · Produced in Russia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$7,471,349
Production
Sreda
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Гоголь. Вий
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 5, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
February 6, 2020 · Digital · VOD
Germany
August 16, 2019 · Physical
Japan
December 4, 2019 · Digital
Russia
May 22, 2018 · Digital
South Korea
October 17, 2019 · Theatrical
Vietnam
July 13, 2018 · Theatrical
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