A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.
Viy has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Viy (1967)
Review of Viy (1967)
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Review of Viy (1967)
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Viy was released in 1967 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 18 reviews, giving Viy (1967) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 50%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Viy a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 74%, Viy is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1967, which stands at 60%.
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