Reflection of Darkness
Reflection of Darkness (Russian: Отражение тьмы, romanized: Otrazhenie tmy) in 2024 Russian erotic horror film directed by Serik Beyseu.[3] PlotFour young couples go to a private island to participate in a training retreat that promises to strengthen their relationships. The main character, Stacey, goes there not only to improve her relationship with her boyfriend Andy, but also with a secret goal — to find her sister, who disappeared on this island. During meditation practices during the retreat, the heroes encounter an ancient demon — a succubus, who feeds on the life energy of people, taking on someone else's appearance and provoking victims to show the worst qualities and base passions, to commit terrible acts. The confrontation with the succubus becomes for the heroes not only a fight for survival, but also a test of the strength of beliefs and moral principles. Cast
ReceptionCritical responseDmitry Bortnikov (RussoRosso) noted that[4]:
. Irish film critic James McDonald rated the film only 1.5 stars out of 5.[5] The film was shot under the working title "Succubus", which attracted attention and became the cause of a scandal — Metropolitan Pavel of Khanty-Mansiysk and Surgut accused the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug government of corrupting youth and ineffective use of budget funds, to which the administration stated that the filming was not financed from the budget, and the local television company was renting out the equipment for filming. The creators of the film issued an official statement that the film is not a glorification of the Succubus (the devil in female guise) and the plot is based on "domestic and world cultural and moral tradition", the origins of which originate in the Christian religion, but changed the name of the film to the neutral "Reflection of Darkness".[6] References
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