FILM PROGRAM of 15th MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL HORROR, ACTION AND FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL & AWARDS “DROP” (18+)

FEATURE FILMS

1. Bizarre Fish from the Abyssal Zone

Country/Year: Brazil, 2023 | Runtime: 75 minutes | Genre: comedy animated horror

Director: Marcelo Maraio

Cast: Natalia Lege, Guiherme Briggs, Rodrigo Santoro

Synopsis: A woman with superpowers, a sea turtle, and a cloud suffering from rain incontinence set off together on an unusual and mysterious journey into the depths of the ocean.

2. Le Vent Du Lendemain

Country/Year: France, 2023 | Runtime: 60 minutes | Genre: drama/fantsy

Director: Aga Syutat

Cast: Thomas Kimmel, Liona Glinel, Artur Loizeau

Synopsis: Martin is a young man; he is in a relationship with June. His life turns upside down when he meets Amelia, his childhood love. But she has a close relationship with a mysterious boy wandering along the beach because of an impending apocalypse.

3. Erzulie

Country/Year: USA, 2022 | Runtime: 82 minutes | Genre: science fiction thriller

Director: Kristina Chen

Cast: Courtney Olivier, Diana Rose, Elizabeth Traiu, Jason Kirkpatrick

Synopsis: Four friends, during a gathering, encounter the mythical swamp goddess Erzulie, which leads to unforeseen consequences.

4. Punch-drunk

Country/Year: Iran, 2022 | Runtime: 102 minutes | Genre: science fiction

Director: Adel Tabrizi

Cast: Hamed Behdad, Baran Kosari, Jamshid Hashempur, Soroush Sehat

Synopsis: Tehran, 1996. Mahtab lives with her son Erfan. She wants her son to practice karate, but he is interested in cinema. The strict instructor Hassan forces Erfan to run away from the academy.

5. Haunted Jizo

Country/Year: Japan, 2023 | Runtime: 106 minutes | Genre: documentary  thriller

Director: Mitsuo Kurihara

Cast: Takahiro Ono, Chiza Hasegawa, Hibiki Murayama

Synopsis: A story connected with the “Jizo” statue, built in 1600. Evil spirits are destroyed by the power of Jizo.

6. Tupik

Country/Year: Russia, 2025 | Runtime: 149 minutes | Genre: science fiction drama

Director: Darya Alesandrovna Sorokina

Cast: Darya Lenda, Aleksandr Krymov, Vladimir Lesnykh, Mark Ovchinnikov

Synopsis: Tom is a worker at a factory of the future. At night, a computer projects dreams of a successful life to him. Because of a contact defect, he begins to see his childhood friend.

7. Berserkery

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 70 minutes | Genre: fantsy/horror

Director: Spartak Lagkuev

Cast: Aslan Otaraev, Andrey Elizarov, Lazar Kachmazov, Tamerlan Chetoev

Synopsis: A mysterious Amer hires two hunters to destroy a mountain troll. This campaign will change the heroes’ lives forever.

8. Granitsa

Country/Year: Russia, 2025 | Runtime: 91 minutes | Genre: horror/thriller

Director: Dmitry Davydov

Cast: Vyacheslav Shainenko, Liliana Petrova, Eva Kuzmenko

Synopsis: A father and daughter live far from civilization. When shots ring out in the forest, the father discovers his daughter’s unexpected prey and realizes that trouble cannot be avoided.

9. Cherny Sneg

Country/Year: Russia, 2020 | Runtime: 84 minutes | Genre: drama/thriller

Director: Stepan Burnashev

Cast: Fedot Lvov, Irina Nikiforova, Kirill Semenov

Synopsis: Long-haul trucker Gosha gets stuck in northern Yakutia after his truck breaks down. His greed and trade in bootleg vodka lead to tragic consequences.

10. Shurale

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 91 minutes | Genre: thriller

Directorы: Ivan Yakovenko, Sergey Bredyuk

Cast: Alina Nasibullina, Maksim Matveev, Gennadiy Blinov, Sergey Gilev

Synopsis: Aisha returns to her native village to look for her missing brother Timur and encounters the secrets of the forest and her own past.

11. Маmin Blyuz

Country/Year: Russia, 2025 | Runtime: 65 minutes | Genre: drama/thriller

Director: Ekaterina Gorbacheva

Cast: Kadriya Valieva, Ekaterina Ivanova, Migalim Fakildinov, Darya Tarasova

Synopsis: A young doctor in a provincial town investigates a case of child abuse and plunges into a dark family tragedy.

12. Чайный гроб

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 61 minutes | Genre: comedy horror

Director: Pavel Shevchuk

Cast: Darya Shevchuk, Evgeniy Shishkin, Viktor Eremin, Viktor Lebedev, Aleksey Shishkin

Synopsis: Masha’s return to her hometown turns into a nightmare: thugs attack her in the cemetery. Pain, fear, and rage merge together for the sake of survival.

SHORT FILMS

13. Calloway Train

Country/Year: France, 2023 | Runtime: 5 minutes | Genre: romantic science fiction/horror/animation

Director: Agata Geneste

Synopsis: A girl falls in love with a dead man, Cab Calloway, on a train. They love each other forever in a parallel world.

14. Will You Come Up?

Country/Year: Republic of Korea, 2024 | Runtime: 20 minutes | Genre: crime drama/psychological horror

Director: Hoseung Son

Cast: Ji-Woon Kim, Su-Jin Cha

Synopsis:  An apartment hotel caretaker meets a hostess. His desire to learn the truth about her leads to danger.

15. Amourgh

Country/Year: Iran, 2023 | Runtime: 20 minutes | Genre: satirical drama

Director: Mohsen Gezelzoflu

Cast: Hossein Monfared, Negar Salahshour, Alireza Haghparast

Synopsis: Sadegh breaks up with his girlfriend and finds understanding in conversations with a purchased chicken, mocking the nature of human relationships.

16. 

    Head Eaters

Country/Year: Iran, 2023 | Runtime: 15 minutes | Genre: drama/хоррор/mysticism

Director: Pedram Gerebagi

Cast: Omid Davoodvandi, Paniz Hoshik, Mohammad Hossein Kia

Synopsis: Ruzbe is invited to the “Kalepache” celebration, where he becomes the hosts’ next prey.

17. Sphynx

Country/Year: Iran, 2023 | Runtime: 15 minutes | Genre: drama/thriller

Director: Hamid Yousefi

Cast: Ali Koshebin, Romina Roshabin

Synopsis: A boy from a religious family secretly films women with a camera, which leads to a false obsession.

18. Primacy

Country/Year: Spain, 2024 | Runtime: 19 minutes | Genre: science fiction/experimental film

Director: Jos Man

Cast: David Chevers, Molly Malcolm

Synopsis:The decisions of the leaders of a military system contradict the logic of the AI Arion that controls it.

19. He Likes To Play

Country/Year: Spain, 2024 | Runtime: 15 minutes | Genre: psychological horror/crime thriller

Director: Eric Poggeler Ribas

Cast: Karina Andrienko, Philip Kilgor

Synopsis: Maria inspects an apartment for sale at her partner’s request, but the situation turns out to be a trap.

20. Explosive Lips

Country/Year: France, 2024 | Runtime: 6 minutes | Genre: horror

Director: Stefane De Dufort

Cast: Rina Nazarova, Varren Lokli

Synopsis: Will he be able to kiss his beloved without the devil’s help?

21. Devil’s Reflection

Country/Year: Iran, 2024 | Runtime: 9 minutes | Genre: horror

Directorы: Sahar Mirzaeianvar, Kamran Mohammadi

Cast: Hesami Hosseini, Mariam Raktiani, Hamid Reza Nabi

Synopsis: On a rainy night, demonic spirits attack a hard-of-hearing school janitor.

22. Turno De Noche

Country/Year: Spain, 2023 | Runtime: 15 minutes | Genre: action/хоррор/thriller/western

Director: Juandjo Avi

Cast: Jose Casas, Rafa Teruel, Cristina Mediero

Synopsis: A scrap metal warehouse guard encounters a serial killer and his victim during the night shift.

23. Poslediy Dubl

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 7 minutes | Genre: thriller

Director: Alina Ramilevna Alimova

Cast: Elizaveta Galutskikh, Diana Lakshman, Aleksandr Vinds, Andrey Lukashov

Synopsis: A film crew tries to finish shooting a film without money, nearly killing each other.

24. Glokhoy Nomer

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 16 minutes | Genre: thriller

Director: Nina Aleksandrovna Skrebtsova

Cast: Egor Antonov, Albina Chaykina, Egor Vasiltsov

Synopsis: A depressed man wakes up in a wooden box underground and tries to contact emergency services.

25. Tsaritsa Kolybelnaya

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 21 minutes | Genre: mystical drama

Director: Sergey Vitalievich Yakovenko

Cast: Pavel Stepanov, Anna Olshanetskaya, Igor Lebedev

Synopsis: A story about people who do not dare to ask for help.

26. Palach

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 15 minutes | Genre: thriller/саспенс

Director: Katerina Stroganova

Cast: Kirill Tarasov, Nastya Zelenova, Mariya Galkina

Synopsis: Daniil is preparing to commit suicide, but a sudden doorbell interrupts his intentions. Or does it?

27. Kompromat

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 12 minutes | Genre: detective thriller

Director: Dmitry Vasilievich Krutov

Cast: Anton Paderin, Nodar Dzhanelidze, Evgeniya Glotova

Synopsis: Interrogation of a tied-up man using blackmail, a soldering iron, and a rubber duck to save himself from compromising material.

28. Chuzhaki

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 27 minutes | Genre: mysticism/adventure

Director: Spartak Lagkuev

Cast: Diana Eloeva, Soslan Tolasov, Yuriy Tamaev, Dzembat Khamikoev

Synopsis: Three friends go hiking to a cursed mountain, despite a fortune teller’s warnings.

29. Zloveshiy Messiya

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 7 minutes | Genre: horror

Director: Evgeniya Ivanovna Tolstikova

Cast: Evgeniya Tolstikova, Liya Goncharova, Aleksey Sharanin, Denis Yakubov

Synopsis: A psychiatric clinic patient sees a clown, the “Sinister Messiah,” in her dreams and kills the man who stole her daughter.

30. Nezrimoe

Country/Year: Russia, 2024 | Runtime: 13 minutes | Genre: mystical horror

Director: Maksim Gabula

Cast: Lidiya Shepelevich, Antonina Malyshko, Aleksey Timofeev

Synopsis: A teenage girl, after an argument with her parents, notices an invisible force in the house.

31. Krasnye Tufli

Country/Year: Russia, 2023 | Runtime: 25 minutes | Genre: thriller

Director: Svetlana Aleksandrovna Klevetova

Cast: Alina Belousova, Anastasiya Baranova, Igor Petrov, Vadim Gaymlikh

Synopsis: A student finds a notebook that solves all her problems, but the price turns out to be high.

32. Zastenok

Country/Year: Russia, 2023 | Runtime: 13 minutes | Genre: thriller

Director: Yuliya Pankova

Cast: Alena Budovich, Nika Bibisheva, Maksim Sukalov

Synopsis: Katya suspects her neighbor of murdering his partner, and he comes to her to “make amends.”

33. Mukbang

Country/Year: Russia, 2023 | Runtime: 9 minutes | Genre: horror/screenlife movie

Directors: Denis Markin, Pavel Kovalev

Cast: Anastasiya Dzhebrak, Vadim Apanasevich

Synopsis: A female blogger eats human limbs in a live stream to increase views.

34. Plod

Country/Year: Russia, 2023 | Runtime: 14 minutes | Genre: thriller

Director: Elena Tkachuk

Cast: Adriana Denkova, Ilya Khetagurov, Tikhon Sukhov

Synopsis: A pregnant woman refuses surgery after her child’s death and goes to a country house.

35. Derevnya Proklyatykh

Country/Year: Russia, 2026 | Runtime: 18 minutes | Genre: mysticism

Director: Maksim Gabula

Cast: Vlad Kanopka, Alena Moiseeva, Vasilisa Gordeeva

Synopsis: An ecologist in the forest meets a girl who leads him into a series of inexplicable events.