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"LIHO"

A man disappears in a deep and remote forest. When his friend Yuri finds out about this, he decides to go on his own in search of his friend, taking his uncle, Vanya, as his guide.
Ivan, unlike his nephew, grew up in one of the villages nearby, so when they find a suspicious doll on a tree, he begins to suspect that ancient and dark forces may be involved in the disappearance of his comrade.
But Yuri just brushes this off; for him, as a city person, these are just superstitions. He also refuses to turn back when, in the process of searching, they come across a tree hung with the same dolls. Even his own name written in blood on one of the dolls does not convince Yuri to give up his goal, although his uncle tries to dissuade him. Instead, Yuri blames his uncle's alcoholism as the reason he simply does not want to help him and think soberly. The uncle makes an effort and leaves the bottle in their temporary camp, continuing to follow his beloved nephew.
After some time, they continue to follow the trail of the missing man, but the uncle begins to suffer from terrible thirst and hallucinate. He sees something eerie among the trees and is only able to repeat the words of the spell that he thinks he hears in the forest. He tries to give his uncle water but discovers that the supplies have run out. Then Yuri realizes that their only salvation is to get to the camp of their missing friend, and he has to drag his exhausted uncle on himself. On the spot, they discover a trail of blood leading somewhere into the wilds. Having walked along it, Yuri finds a friend who is in a state of complete madness. He sacrificed his hunting dog on the ancient altar and told Yuri that he had been called by Likho for the next sacrifice.
Meanwhile, in the camp, where only his uncle remains, he, in a state of delirium, rummages through his bags in search of water until he finds his nephew’s backpack, which is completely filled with bottles of vodka.
Yuri's friend reports that the next victim on the altar will be him, Yuri, but only a loving person can do this. Yuri refuses to believe what was said, but his uncle appears from behind with an ax in his hands.

  • Fedor Pavlovich Dyakov
    Director
  • Artem Pavlovich Shradetsky
    Writer
  • Anastasia Vladimirovna Ruseva
    Producer
  • Sergey Kuznetsov
    Key Cast
    "Uncle Ivan"
  • Andrey Mysin
    Key Cast
    "Mitya"
  • Arina Victorovna Kuzmina
    Soundman
  • Anastasia Denisovna Kuznetsova
    Art director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    "ЛИХО"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, MP4, H.265, 25 fps
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Institute of Film and Television (GITR)
  • None
Distribution Information
  • None
Director Biography - Fedor Pavlovich Dyakov

Dyakov Fedor Pavlovich
Male, 20 years old, born September 10, 2002
3rd year student of the camera department of the Institute of Cinema and Television (GITR)

Cinematographer of the feature film "Likho"
Cinematographer of the film "Iman"
Cinematographer of the movie "Garry"
Cinematographer of the feature film "Interview"
Assistant operator Nikolai Romankov on the clip "Children's Trauma"

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