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Amulet
Amulet

Amulet

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Horror

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A story of two brothers who leave rural Polesiya to seek a better life in Kyiv. One of them quickly finds himself atop the wheel of fortune and the other -- at its bottom. The first brother dies mysteriously and the second brother attempts to take over his work, but in the process begins to lose his humanity, slowly transforming into an undead monster. Based on a story by Vladimir Drozd, "Amulet" is a rare example of horror cinema in the history of Ukrainian film.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

0 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

18 July 1991

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Valeriy Garkalin

Valeriy Garkalin

Aleksandr Bureev

Aleksandr Bureev

Oksana Kaliberda

Oksana Kaliberda

Anatoli Adoskin

Anatoli Adoskin

Stanislav Malhanov

Stanislav Malhanov

Anatoli Barchuk

Anatoli Barchuk

Yuriy Rudchenko

Yuriy Rudchenko

Yarina Gurich

Yarina Gurich

Boris Aleksandrov

Boris Aleksandrov

Sergey Dvoretskiy

Sergey Dvoretskiy

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