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DEAD DAUGHTERS (2007) Russian Ghost Story Uncut

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Contemporary Russian Ghost Story with Roots in Japanese Horror

Original Russian Title: MYORTVYE DOCHERI

director: Pavel Ruminov
starring: Ekaterina Shcheglova · Mikhail Dementyev · Nikita Emshanov · Darya Charusha · Artyom Semakin

Pavel Ruminov is a Russian cult figure who became popular through a collection of Internet shorts and music videos. He is also a strong exponent of Japanese horror films and has promoted that cinema in Russia. It's no surprise that this movie - his debut project - would borrow liberally from J-Cinema. As a result, DEAD DAUGHTERS is a stark departure from the stoic conservatism of traditional Russian filmmaking.
The story is very similar to Hideo Nakata's RING, as a young woman is targeted for supernatural vengeance after being told a story by someone who is being stalked. Her name is Anna. She is sitting in her car when a disheveled stranger jumps inside and demands that she helps him escape. He says that he's being chased by the ghosts of three murdered children who will kill him if he does anything bad. After listening and dropping the stranger off elsewhere, Anna recounts the ghost story to her friends, not realizing that the stranger is now dead and the ghosts are watching her.

A Russian Film with English or Greek subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), uncut print (124 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine.

Violence/Nudity
For Mature Audiences

$19.95