X: A24's Latest Horror Film is Sensual and Sensitive
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Naprata
Inspired by an infamous online video clip of a son beating his mother, a television crew from Belgrade comes to a remote Serbian village to shoot a report on violence against women. Inquiring with the locals about the protagonists of the video, they encounter a local expert on supernatural phenomena and learn about a ritual of summoning an ancient demon, naprata. Wanting to capture the first authentic footage of something otherworldly, they change their plans. Excited by the prospective success of the recording, they defy the old saying that "it's better to believe than to be convinced."
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Inspired by an infamous online video clip of a son beating his mother, a television crew from Belgrade comes to a remote Serbian village to shoot a report on violence against women. Inquiring with the locals about the protagonists of the video, they encounter a local expert on supernatural phenomena and learn about a ritual of summoning an ancient demon, naprata. Wanting to capture the first authentic footage of something otherworldly, they change their plans. Excited by the prospective success of the recording, they defy the old saying that "it's better to believe than to be convinced."
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Genre:Horror, Mystery
Written By:Mladen Milosavljević
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Runtime:65 minutes
Studio:Panzova Pictures, Šumadija Film, Omaja
Cast
Mladen Milosavljević
Director
Marko Backović
Backo
Ivana Bogdanović
Ivana
Dušan Čolaković
Guardian of the cemetery
Kaleja
Kaleja
Milanče Marković
Milanče
Srećko Obradović
Naprata
Zlatimir Pantić
Zlatimir
Branko Radaković
Profesor
Saša Tomić
Sale
Miroslav Lakobrija
Guest in the restaurant (uncredited)
Mladen Milosavljević
Guest in the restaurant / naprata (uncredited)
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