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The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead

The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead

20186.11h 27m

Overview

An evil Mermaid falls in love with Marina's fiancé Roman and aims to keep him away from Marina in her Kingdom of Death under water. The Mermaid is a young woman who drowned a few centuries ago. Marina only has one week to overcome her fear of the dark water, to remain human in the deathly fight with the monsters and not to become one herself.

Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
Written by Nataliya Dubovaya, Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, Ivan Kapitonov
Produced by Alexandr Bondarev, Ivan Kapitonov, Svyatoslav Podgaevsky
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Top Cast

Victoria Agalakova

Victoria Agalakova

Marina

Efim Petrunin

Efim Petrunin

Roma Kitaev

Nikita Elenev

Nikita Elenev

Ilya

Cécile Pleuge

Cécile Pleuge

Olga

Sofya Shidlovskaya

Sofya Shidlovskaya

Lisa Grigorieva

Igor Khripunov

Igor Khripunov

Dariya Yartseva

Dariya Yartseva

Bride

Dmitry Yartsev

Dmitry Yartsev

Bride's Father

Alla Artamonova

Alla Artamonova

Victim

Emil Sales

Emil Sales

Groom Mermaid

Themes & Keywords

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About The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead

The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead is a horror, fantasy, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of lake, tombstone, affectation, mermaid, comb, basement. Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, it stars Victoria Agalakova, Efim Petrunin, Nikita Elenev. An evil Mermaid falls in love with Marina's fiancé Roman and aims to keep him away from Marina in her Kingdom of Death under water. The Mermaid is a young woman who drowned a few centuries ago. Marina only has one week to overcome her fear of the dark water, to remain human in the deathly fight with the monsters and not to become one herself.

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