Empire V
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In modern-day Moscow, disaffected former journalism student Roman follows a cryptic invitation to join “the elite” and finds himself forcibly transformed into a vampire. But not your typical creature of the night. Thanks to a parasitical worm known as the Tongue, Roman (now called Rama) has become part of a ruling class of vampires who exercise an “anonymous dictatorship” over humans based not on a thirst for blood but the hunger for money. As various instructors school him in the ways of their elite breed, and Rama explores his new supernatural abilities, he begins a tentative relationship with another newly turned vampire, Hera. His desire for more knowledge about this intoxicating new world also leads him into potentially deadly conflict with Mithra, his mentor who becomes his nemesis.
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Cast
52 people
Pavel Tabakov
Rama
Known for
The Conquest of Siberia
The Duelist
Taisiya Radchenko
Gera
Also in
Heritage
Another Name
Alexey Rodionov
Victor Ginzburg
Miron Fedorov
Mithra
Known for
Tchaikovsky's Wife
Viktor Pelevin
Maria Kapralova
Anton Anisimov
Vladimir Dolinskiy
Enlil
Known for
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
The Very Same Munchhausen
Yury Krestinsky
Also in
I Love You, Petrovich!
The Lord's Fish
Aleksandr Mamut
Vera Alentova
Ishtar
Known for
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
What a Mess!
Victor Ginzburg Director · Viktor Pelevin Author Alexander Hacke Composer
Director Screenplay
Victor Ginzburg
Author
Viktor Pelevin
Composer
Alexander Hacke
Composer
Vladimir Martynov
Composer
Anna Drubich
Cinematographer
Aleksey Rodionov
Editor
Irakli Kvirikadze
Editor
Vladimir Yepifantsev
Editor
Anton Anisimov
Production designer
Pavel Parkhomenko
Costume designer
Djina Ginzburg
Costume designer
Viktoriya Vinogradova
Costume designer
Anastasiya Batashova
Budget $4.6M · First release July 29, 2023 · Produced in Russia
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Budget
$4,600,000
Production
Square Film Company
Production
Cinema Foundation of Russia
Production
Heartland Films
Production
Cinema Fund
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ампир V
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Canada · July 29, 2023
Premiere · Fantasia Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Kazakhstan
August 24, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 22, 2026 · Digital · 2026-VF01085
Uzbekistan
August 24, 2023 · Theatrical
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