A mystical thriller that sends chills down your spine, set in the backdrop of Russia’s outback—blending touches of psychological horror with a detective investigation.
The story unfolds in an abandoned settlement, where every corner holds someone else’s secrets and traces of grim rituals.
A young girl who has come to care for her sick grandfather in a forgotten place gradually closes in on a long-standing explanation behind the local legend of the Weeping One.
Varvara goes to the countryside—to the deserted settlement of Mirny—to look after her sick grandfather, but instead of quiet days she finds herself pulled into a tangle of frightening mysteries. The house seems to still bear the marks of dark rituals, and the few residents behave as though they know far more than they’re willing to say out loud. An unexpected discovery—a worn-out doll and strange letters—sets off a chain of inexplicable events. Before long, Varvara encounters the Weeping One—a vengeful ghost whom, according to locals, has been seen more than once, and whom they are afraid of. And the farther she goes, the clearer it becomes: behind the village’s scary stories there is something far more real—and far more dangerous. Now Varvara must survive a confrontation with the past, whose shadows are already creeping toward her. Will she manage to uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim of this ominous place?