Ivan and seven of his friends are marked by a curse, forcing them to flee to the "forbidden mystical forest" of the Carpathians.
The story follows Ivan "Volanchik" Romanovsky, a student at Chernivtsi National University who accidentally releases these trapped demons.
I. Introduction
Some praised it as a vivid and original concept that successfully brought high production values to Ukrainian genre cinema.
To survive, they must locate the descendants of the legendary Molfars and reclaim the Zgarda before they are consumed by demonic possession. III. Production and Stylistic Choices