Viy 3D (Russian: Вий, internationally known as Forbidden Empire) is a 2014 dark fantasy film produced by Russian and Ukraine Film Group and Marins Group Entertainment and loosely based on the Nikolai Gogol story Viy. The film was released in cinemas in Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan on 30 January 2014, in the United States on 22 May 2015 and in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2015.
The film is directed by Oleg Stepchenko, based on the first manuscript of Nikolai Gogol. The film has been in production since December 2005 and stopped several times due to lack of funding. In October 2012, the filming was completed.[1] Viy was a huge commercial success, even breaking a record for opening weekend in Russia, but was met with mixed reviews in media.
| Directed by | Oleg Stepchenko |
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| Produced by | Alexander Culicov Leonid Ogorodnikov Alexey A. Petrukhin Sergey Sozanovskiy |
| Written by | Aleksandr Karpov Oleg Stepchenko |
| Based on | "Viy" by Nikolai Gogol |
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| Music by | Anton Garcia |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Smutný |
| Edited by | Oleg Stepchenko |
Production
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Russian Film Group
Мarins Group Entertainment |
| Distributed by | NBC Universal Russia |
Release dates
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Running time
| 146 minutes |
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| Language | Russian English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $39,539,416 |
