I have seen the film in the cinema and after the promising trailer I was also very excited about it.
The mood of the film is very dark, the tension level is high throughout. The creepy effects suffer from the camera work, because this movie is shot so dark that you just can't see anything.
The protagonist Yakov is played very convincingly by Dave Davies, so that you can really put yourself in his place.
On the positive side: The story takes a lot of time in the beginning, but then it convinces with its credibility.
The horror the movie is about is portrayed in a very abstract way and there is no final explanation, which is something I think is always good in the horror genre.
It's a pity, though, that the other actors remain rather marginal figures and thus the movie becomes a one-man show around the protagonist.
Conclusion: Not an easy fare, but you can see that. A bit of an exotic among horror movies.
Conclusion: Not an easy fare, but you can see that. A bit of an exotic among horror movies.