“Come Play”: Creepy Concept, Lackluster Story
"Come Play" was entertaining and had some great ideas about how to scare children away from playing with facial recognition settings.
The Bride
This is a story of a small town girl named Nastya. Her newly married husband Ivan drives her to his hometown to meet his family. Upon their arrival Nastya feels she made a wrong decision: she is surrounded by weird people and she sees creepy photos all around the house. Ivan disappears while his family prepares Nastya for a mysterious traditional Russian wedding ceremony. She struggles to calm herself down hoping all this will end and they will live happily ever after. Only if she stays alive...
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This is a story of a small town girl named Nastya. Her newly married husband Ivan drives her to his hometown to meet his family. Upon their arrival Nastya feels she made a wrong decision: she is surrounded by weird people and she sees creepy photos all around the house. Ivan disappears while his family prepares Nastya for a mysterious traditional Russian wedding ceremony. She struggles to calm herself down hoping all this will end and they will live happily ever after. Only if she stays alive...
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Genre:Mystery, Horror, Thriller
Written By:Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
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Box Office:$6,945,256
Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Focus Plus Cinema
Cast
Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
Director
Victoria Agalakova
Nastya
Vyacheslav Chepurchenko
Ivan
Aleksandra Rebenok
Liza
Igor Khripunov
Viktor
Anastasia Akatova
Nastya’s neighbor
Viktor Solovyov
Ivan and Lisa's father
Dmitriy Kulichkov
Tikhon
Miroslava Karpovich
The Wife
Ivan Kozhevnikov
The Husband
Natalya Grinshpun
Aglaya
Marina Alhamdan
The Dead Bride
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