Original subtitles

Central Partnership presents

with support from the Russian Ministry of Culture

and Cinema Fund, Russia's Foundation for Social and Economic Support of the Nation's Cinematography

a Shaman Picture's production

Svetlana Ivanova (as Marina)

Ivan Jidkov (as Kostiya)

Yelena Panova (as Helbah)

Sergei Ugrumov (as Alexander)

Directed By: Anton Megerdichev

Produced By: Ruben Dishdishyan & Alexei Sidorov

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(Goth-metal music plays on radio.)

Leonova!!!

So you depressed again?!?

Turn down the music!

Did you not hear me? Turn it down or I'll get the administrator!

LEONOVA!!!

I have an exam to study for!

So, what do you think of my new look? I call it, "dead bride."

If you ask me, "sad vampire" would be more accurate.

Hey...

I thought we were going together?

Thought you didn't want to...

A little birdie told us you didn't want to because you were depressed.

So...

is there something I'm missing?

Look, Marina, we're already late.

Do you have money?

Come with us, I'll see if I can buy a ticket.

What are you listening to?

Huh, that's cute...

- Leonova! Serve!

- Leonova! Point!

"Semester's End"

Can I sit here?

No.

Why not?

'Cause, I want to be alone.

Nice serve, by the way.

Fellow philosophers! I have your graded finals.

When I was close to finishing,

I was excited as well;

filled with great enthusiasm! So...

Congratulations, to those who have done well!

Hopefully, I'll see most of you in the fall.

And, for those who are coming on the folklore expedition...

Please contact me. That's it!!

It's like that, huh?

- Jordan?

A little birdie said you weren�t going.

I'm going.

Do you mind?

No.

Can I get a light?

Sure.

Hm,

this is a nice lighter.

A gift from Egypt.

Egypt...

You know, Marina, this is a negative sign.

The Ankh is the key to secret knowledge and power.

Really?

Does it help you with your studies?

Not really, to be honest.

Marina. I've watched you for some time.

You fill your head with all this stuff about mysticism and secret knowledge...

Perhaps, you are using it as an excuse?

An excuse to avoid fear and failure, perhaps?

It's an escape from the real world.

So, you don't believe there are other worlds that exist?

Of course not.

Excuse me, Sergei Rudolphovich, it's getting cold here.

- I hope I didn't offend you. - Not at all.

I just wanted to...

And if there is life after death?

Spirits can give us the knowledge we need

to gain freedom and power over the forces of nature.

Go join your friends.

Poor child. Her mind's a mess.

Leonova, tell me as an expert... Does Baba Yaga really exist?

We're here for discussion.

I mean, when we get to the forest will it all be true?

What?

Well, Baba Yaga, elves, ghosts...

Researching the tales of demonic forces, for us, it's just folklore...

We each have a point of view, but that could change...

Leonova, what's your opinion?

What do you care?

Baba Yaga is not a spirit, but a living corpse. Her house is her grave.

She guards the entrance to the afterlife. Blind and relying only on scent.

She cooks food for the dead, which she eats if they refuse.

Now that's for real.

GIVE ME YOUR SOUL!!!

What a mess!

- What? - Very funny.

Baba Yaga will only appear among the shrouded in Siberia.

She won't be around when we get there.

'Says who?

The Lapansky witch.

"Demon Dogs"

There should be a village called Lapasuri.

No, there is no village...

just wilderness

"Abandoned Village"

Even before the war, it was abandoned...

No road, either!

Sorry...

hand slipped.

I promise. We'll be there soon.

"Karelsko Lake"

Hey, which one you think will do me?

You're unfuckable!

And how do we get there?

On foot!

How else?

Baja is here. About 4.5 mi.

Rautalahtiya is about here...

Hey!

Enough!

No signal. I already tried.

HEY!

DEMON SPIRITS! OOOH!

COME!

Arthur!

THERE'S FOOD!

Alright!

Ready to walk?

- See what we've gotten into! - Ugh, this sucks!

This is some safari bullshit!

(INDISTINCT VOICES)

Who's there?

Who goes there?

Ah, welcome students.

Now, dear children; yes, go ahead! Eat!

The potatoes are hot.

...just a sec.

Eat, eat, my dears. Enjoy the chicken soup.

- Eat!. - Thank you very much.

So... Will you all be starting your research now or waiting until tomorrow?

I think, we'll start tomorrow morning. We're all tired.

Well, yes. Yes, yes.

Yes, right. Right. Of course.

This will ward off evil and offer protection.

- Dammit, I knew it!

Nothing! No footprints.

Well, yes...

Protection from the spirits, perhaps?

Ah, I don't need protection.

You will. You'll need all you can get.

Here you go.

Grandma, what were you doing alone in the woods?

Well, isn't it obvious?

I was picking mushrooms, strawberries, and herbs for winter.

At night?

Apparently, she's got night vision.

Well, I have sharp eyes and they see everything.

They must be good, look at all this food she's got.

Taste real to me!

Well, why go dressed in white?

Well, for the bloodsuckers... So they don't pester me.

Mosquitoes don't like white.

Mosquitoes?

Well, yes.

I can't...

Why?

That bitch!

Animal! You're nothing!

Put me down! Let me go!

I hate you! You bastard!

What's going on?

Eeh... That's a wild one!

(Who wakes the night that sleeps forever?)

MARINA!

MARINA!

(Who hears this song, won't find rest.)

Please forgive us... We must go.

The students have run off!

MARINA!

MARINA!

- Sergei Rudolphovich, we'll go with you. - You shouldn't go alone.

We'll all look for them.

Idiot!

What an idiot.

Idiot!

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

- Thank you. - Take care.

Goodbye...

What was once a forest,

again it shall be...

MARINA!

Marin...?

Marina!

Stay calm.

Don't show any fear.

Just keep an eye on him.

I'm sure the others will find us.

Maybe, he wants us to follow him.

Whoa, let's go.

Where were you going? Running away?

How are you feeling? You OK?

Alright.

You're doing good.

- I wanna die. - C'mon, knock it off.

KOSTYA!

KOSTYA!

MARINA!

Here, give me your hand.

MARINA!

Be careful.

Sonofabitch!

LEONOVA!!!

You see this, Arthur? This is what happens!

Real funny, jackass!

Hey, we're free people, what's the problem?

So did you hit it?

Shut your mouth?

You can go to hell!

Yeah, no problem, Arthur.

Just worry about the girls.

We broke the bed!

What?

Marina, you didn't need to come...

and about the Witchcraft...

- Just saying, it's all nonsense anyway. - I'll tell you a story, sometime.

OK. But you don't have to.

Sooner or later we all die. What you do, or have... It means nothing!

- It's a village. - What the...

Come on.

Strange.

The wounds of love are all around.

"Abandoned Village"

Open the door!

Move.

Watch your step.

Marina. Marina!

Marina, where are you?

Are you still alive?

What?!

You alright?

Hey, what's down there?

I don't know.

- KOSTYA! - KOSTYA!

- MARINA! - LEONAVA!

It's some kind of ruin.

It's a dead village.

I've heard of places like this.

It's abandoned...

or a secluded monastery.

The driver said that no one lived out here.

No one's here, Sergei Rudolphovich...

- And how can you be sure they weren't here? - Well, the door's broken...

MARINA!

- Do you recognize any of this? - Uh un...

Think of the papers that could be written.

You don't mean by us?

- Marina, let's just go. - Just a little further.

Whooooa!

Feel the force!

- In Bukhara there's a tomb... - Some other time, eh?

So "Botany", you have extra batteries, right?

Firstly, my name is Konstantin and I'm not a botanist... brrr

Calm down, I was just kidding.

Well, let's just keep going and see where it goes.

Come on!

I'm not going down there!!

- So, who said that? - Huh?

- That we're a mess? - Oh, yeah...

you and Arthur, it was doomed from the start.

He's not right for you.

And who is right for me?

Sorry, just forget it...

Click it again!

Take a photo!

Again?

Yes.

- Again! - OK, I heard you!

What was that?

Where did it come from?

OK Marina, we should go back.

Go back, if you want.

MARINA!!!

Marina, let's just get the hell out of here and find that old lady!

MARINA!

Sorry, to disturb you...

Who do you think it is?

It looks like it has some kind of markings...

The markings look like...

"Witch With Shield"

Excuse me, ma'am.

MARINA!!

YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!?

MARINA NO!

[I am your queen!]

What the hell's happening?

Marin-a...

Everyone get out!

Marina?

IMMEDIATELY!

(OVER CB) Black is setting in..

Be careful!

(OVER CB) We can't determine any symptoms.

Is there a pulse?

Yes, but it's very faint.

(OVER CB) Yes there is, very faint.

(OVER CB) ...Northwest of Rautalahtiya.

Water?

Idiot!

(OVER CB) ...folklore expedition.

First Responders, do you acknowledge 251st?

Ministry of Emergency Services, acknowledged. 251st responding now.

Sergei Rudolphovich, what's happening to her?

Honestly?

I have no idea!

(If I look outside the window.)

Should we give her a shot? We have some Vitamin A...

What, then top it off with iodine?

God, everything's turned black.

Isn't that how she's always looked?

You know what? Fuck you!

What the fuck, eh?!?

Guys!

Stop It!

Easy! Come on, chill, chill, chill.

Shut Up!

GET A HOLD OF YOURSELVES!!

Come on, enough guys!

That is it...

I'm never going on another expedition!

Hello. I'm Captain Sharapova.

Are you in trouble?

Yes, yes, that's right.

You guys are fast!

One of the girls... We don't understand what's happened to her...

Marina, you okay?

Do you want some water?

Kostiya...

Yeah?

Who are they?

They're here to rescue you.

Those are not rescuers.

She has a very low pulse.

Marina!

Marina?

Young man, you should let us take the girl.

Wait a minute!

I have a question...

Who's in charge? You?

Kostiya, now's not the time...

Well, because she's turned that color, and they haven't even check her pulse.

They're here to help, Konstantin.

Well, why don't they just take her blood pressure, for a start?

So, okay, maybe I'm not understanding it, but...

why not take her to the helicopter?!?

Why are you just letting her lay here on the ground?!?

Young man...

Who asked you for any questions?

Make sure nothing happens to the shield.

[MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (MCHS), RUSSIA]

Hello. I am Lt. Larry.

Captain Sharapova, from the Ministry of Environment.

What's going on here?

We're from the Ministry.

You were accidentally called out. The girl was not feeling well.

However, she is fine now.

Marina?

Look at me.

I'd like to examine her myself.

I don't advise that.

You know that I have to.

Marina, can you hear me?

Where's the shield?

What shield?

Ah yeah, over there.

This is our jurisdiction, we'll take over from here.

I'm afraid I can't allow that.

Step aside!

What are you doing?

Kids! Run!

CEASE FIRE!

MARINA!

Hello.

Victor Alexandrovich.

- To what do we owe this visit? - I'm here on a private matter.

Well, you're always welcome here!

Share bread with us? It's a tradition.

The bread is excellent.

Best I've ever tasted!

I'm listening.

You were right about the shield...

It's about 4.25 feet in diameter, ornamented,

and has a maze in the center.

Any casualties?

Yes, there were casualties...

Civilians.

I'll be there soon.

C'mon, keep going!

I have to stop!

Me too!

C'mon! C'mon!

What the fuck just happened?

What was all that about?

Where's Sergei?

What did you just say? Are you stupid?

He's dead! He's gone!

- There's no need for this... - It's all because of that cemetery...

For some treasure? All this for that?!?!

This is all your fault!

You bitch! Because you had to go fall in that tomb...

Vika, calm down.

Fuck off! Shut up! If it wasn't for her...

If you insult me again, you'll regret it.

I simply ran with you.

I just want to go home.

Look, I still have my phone. Maybe, someone can help us.

Ha-ha... There's no signal! 21st century and it's still useless!

A car!

Do you hear a car?

Long...

I have searched for you.

And now, I've found you.

It's not here.

And the shield?

Without the guardian, it's useless.

Were you able to locate the students?

I gave the orders...

and a helicopter is searching...

I need the first one who touched that shield!

At any cost!

Do you understand what I need you to do?

You will not rest!

You can kill the rest.

Help!

What happened to you? You look like shit!

Okay, get in the back!

In the back! Let's go! Come on!

What's wrong, Marina?

Listen to me, don't get on the truck!

Marina?

Leonova, have you lost your mind?

What are you doing, get in the car!

There's a helicopter on its way. It'll be here any minute!

Bitch is crazy!

Thanks for the warning... You coming or not?

I'm telling you, don't do it.

Kostiya, you coming?!?

Whatever!

We're going.

We'll be back! Just sit tight! We'll come back with the police!!

So, this helicopter came after us....

We ran into the woods, but then they started shooting at us for no reason.

You kids must not be used that stuff...

I mean the reefer, no?

This is weed?

We're not drug addicts, we're students!

We're telling you the truth! Look at us?

Well I'll be damned.

Ok. I believe you.

Be quiet! Be quiet! Get down!

Andrei!

Come down and we can talk!

Get out.

You're coming with me.

Marina, what is going on?

You were dead!

You had no pulse.

I don't even know myself!

You saw what happened...

Who knows what they're about to do to us!

Where are we?

Who are these people?

No idea who they are.

Well, Marina warned us.

Warned? What we were warned? This is all her fault.

So, where are we headed? It'll be dark soon.

We're going now, to find out.

Shit!

Alrighty...

It seems like we're close.

Seems like what?

This is a good beginning for us.

I didn't say that?

I only thought that...

I'm so hungry.

Here's some bait.

You eat it.

Look, psycho, you have to tell me, that you know why are those people on our ass...

I'm just one man.

But I'll be your partner.

Humanitarian.

We're here. Now all will be revealed.

Well...

Hey, tra-la-la.

When we get back, I'm leaving the university for a normal life.

Me too.

Me too.

If we get back.

Well, you gonna eat or not?

Look old lady, we don't have time for mushrooms, we need some information.

I don't know what to tell you...

Soon girl, you'll understand everything in front of you is all just one path.

Take the path to Witch's Lake.

What do you mean?

Well, I'm just a guardian of the borders.

It's like this... "Karatsupa Dzhulbars"

I know nothing more.

And how do I find the witches?

Well, Simka will take you to their country, but you'll have to go the rest of the way alone.

Excuse me.

What "Witch's Lakes"?

What lakes?

Lakes?

Oh, yeah lakes?!?! All right. That's just great!

Why didn't I major in physics or math instead?

Traitor!

Freak!

Just calm down.

Don't get so pissy!

What?

So, now I'm a pissy...

just 'cause she's a slut!

Will you shut up!

This isn't important now anyway.

And what is?

You're so full of shit!

Let's go! Look alive students!

You don't need to be afraid, you're not in any danger.

My name is Alexander. I just want to know which one of you went into the tomb...

Excuse me, where?

The tomb.

All of use, even the girls.

Excellent.

Who found the shield?

She found it!

The two that found it aren't with us.

Where are they?

I'll tell you, if we go free.

You don't need us.

Only Marina Leonova.

Let me put it to you this way...

Smartass.

If you don't tell me, not only will I not let you go...

but the last moments of your lives will be unimaginably painful.

So, she's convinced you to go?

Yes, I'm going there.

But go to witches? Don't you think it would be better to go to the police?

Hold it!

Hands up!

Wait, don't shoot!

Who are you?

We're just students, on our way to Witch's Lake.

That white witch-dog with you too?

Marina, tell them.

He's telling the truth. The old lady at the lodge told us...

The old lady at the Baba lodge?

Yacko has orders.

Alright we'll see about this paradise.

So, what is this nonsense about witches, helicopters, ghosts?

Sir, go and see for yourself. There's a deserted village and a cemetery.

It's not that far from here.

It's true, it's right near Baja.

I know that area very well, and there are no villages around there.

Privalova, bring them something to eat, I'm going to contact headquarters.

Korolev, Kniazew come here.

Marina?

I don't know.

What don't you know?

What you're thinking.

Maybe we ate some really shitty food and this is all just a dream?

This all part of the dream too?

Is the food ok?

Yes, Thank You.

Do you hear that?

And what should I be hearing?

And you?

Nope.

You don't feel that?

Everything is shaking!

She can see us.

SHUT

UP!

Damn, my eardrums...

[UNDERWORLD MINING]

Reaching this fateful step,

I have to ask the question...

Am I ready to end this thousand-year quest?

Alas, the answer will be revealed.

Thank you, gentlemen. Sharapova, see that we're not disturbed.

Hello.

Hello.

Uh, I've seen you on television. You're head of the Federation Council.

That is just a hobby. My life is here.

I was born here...

two and a half thousand year ago... To be exact.

My ancestors came here with Houraga.

Do not think to try my patience.

Who took the shield from the witch?

I did.

Good girl. Come with me.

Believe me you'll have all the answers you're looking for by tomorrow.

What did you feel when you held the shield?

Dizziness...

Like, when I was a kid...

I was accidentally shocked by an outlet.

It was a lot like that. Then everything looked like I was looking through dark glasses.

Then I couldn't breathe.

If it were any other person, they'd be dead.

Perhaps, I am not ready?

And what about your father?

He left us...

or maybe I left him, but it doesn't matter.

Sad.

And what about your father?

He was a wizard.

He was?

So, what happened to him?

They cut off his head and his legs at the knees,

so he couldn't escape from the grave,

then they covered him in stone.

Now, with that said... This has been a very interesting walk.

So many times I've tried, and failed to bring him back from the kingdom of Badun.

Please.

Take a look at the shield.

Yes, it's beautiful.

I used to want one.

That is my father's soul.

Take the shield, witch. You know

that whoever wields it, and recites the spell, will have the power over his soul.

So, tell it to me.

But, I don't know the spell.

I just feel a way to change.

Don't know the spell?

Really, I don't know.

Those are your friends, right?

Who's it gonna be?

NOOOO!

The spell?

I don't know!

I really don't know!

No! Please. I really don't know.

The spell!

Wait. Wait. Please!

Please, we didn't do anything!

Why are you doing this!

NOOOO!

The spell!

Please, you don't need to do this. Please!

Please... Please... Please...

I really don't know, please!

I swear I don't know.

Stop.

Now, you will go to the witches of the lake...

Find the spell...

and then tell me.

If you don't come back tomorrow before midnight, I'll kill them all...

one every hour.

How will I find them?

You'll have a guide.

I don't believe that.

Let me take one of my friends.

Now girl, listen to me...

...we arrive in three minutes.

We'll be in witch territory, and anything can happen, so do exactly as I tell you. Understood?

Forget it!

These are our friends in that hangar. This is my job!

Got it?

So where's our honored escort?

Flags, motorbikes? Apache helicopters?

My kind cannot be here.

And you?

Well, I'm part human.

So what are they?

Demons.

Ghosts. Witches. Demons. Aren't they the same?

It's not that simple.

They're like...

opposite sides of the same coin.

Let's go.

Witches are for the marshes, anyhow.

Awwww, of course you'd say that now!

Just come on, we're here now.

Marina, let's run away, eh?

Maybe hit him on the head.

And our friends?

Marina, no! Stay here!

Dammit!

Don't move!

To die in mud?

Ok

of all the people...

Come on, hold on! The staff! Come on, grab it!

Take it!

Marina?

(VOICES) The time will come! You will be ours!

MARINA!

(VOICES) Good work. Good work.

Were you going to just let me drown?

You were really no help to me,

and what do you do...

Easy. Shhh. Shhh.

Dammit!

I remember this guy, Alexander.

He's with the government.

My father met with him in the governor's office.

He bought a huge amount of useless wilderness. Doesn't seem like it would be worth the money..

So what?

Well, people like that don't throw away money on nothing.

Even if he hasn't lost his senses, he can kill us... rich or poor.

Maybe it's not that simple.

Go to sleep.

What's it matter anyway?

What are you doing?

Ammunition to kill witches...

"Antichrist" are what they're called.

Idiots named them.

Do you think ordinary bullets would kill a witch?

An ordinary bullet has the same effect as a sneeze.

But these were specially made...

to save the lives of "valued employees".

But you're part human. So, what are you doing with them?

Sometimes, the cross protects people...

by making a ghost or spirit powerless.

In this situation, for example, a witch would be powerless.

Because I am like the cross, the generals need soldiers, like me.

Dammit! Ouch!

Marina, your hands are like a damned vice!

Wrap it with this.

The general was right about you, though.

Right about what?

I mean, you're psychic.

Fuck your general.

Better he answers that!

He'd know what to say.

So what do you think, Marina?

This is who I am now.

Ugh, I need to shit!

We've been waiting for you.

Look to the sky.

A thousand years ago, a black stone fell from the sky.

It was said to contain a Great Spirit. The Spirit of Darkness,

For ordinary mortals it held an extraordinary knowledge.

There was a great shaman, named Iltivala

who chose to release the spirit from the stone and...

...into the world.

The shaman tried every spirit spell he knew...

He even called upon the very fundamentals of creation...

but the spirit of darkness remained deaf...

But Iltivala was stubborn...

...and he offered the spirit a replacement stone.

Iltivala coveted the great secrets of darkness...

that in return, he would offer his body

to the spirit of darkness...

And alas... the spirit accepted.

Iltivala gained the power, but lost his most precious possession...

His soul.

(INDISTINCT CHANTING)

Do not worry about your comrades.

They are not allowed here.

Why?

Because they are men...

The lower creatures.

My name is Helbah.

N-n-nice to meet you... Mine's Marina.

Helbah, I have to tell you... there is a man named Alexander...

He made me come here after a spell.

Nobody knows the spell.

But, he said I'd find it here.

You can.

Please, I really need the spell...

And what? Surrender it to him?

But, my friends will be killed.

Do you know why he needs that spell?

Do you know who he is?

Do you know what will happen to the world if they win?

Look!

The people lived in constant fear of violence and death...

Many brave warriors tried to kill him, but died.

His reign lasted for hundreds of years.

Iltivala was invincible, and death fell like rain.

The power of the dark sprit had driven Iltivala mad.

He had total control of nature,

and could stop the Earth, the moon, and the sun.

In desperation, people came to the witches, who had always been their enemies.

They proposed a truce and begged for help.

And, only our queen could offer it.

(RECITES WICCAN SPELL)

Since then, the great spirit of darkness wanders the labyrinths of the shield, looking for a way out.

And his child?

It is Alexander...

He is a shaman.

Iltivala's son...

And he has vowed revenge upon us witches ever since.

But, he believes the shield holds his father's soul.

Dear child...

Iltivala's soul vanished long ago...

All that remains is the spirit of darkness and destruction.

If it escapes, the sun will stop...

and there will be darkness, forever!

Therefore, our queen sealed herself in the tomb...

Hoping that her death would hide the shield's secret.

Forgive me, but I didn't know.

It's not your fault.

But power does not come to those who do not search for it.

From the moment you touched the shield, your spirit joined with our queen's.

You were chosen to become our new queen...

and take back the shield!

Otherwise, the world will die!

Ummm

What do think? Does she looks Russian?

Sure. A Russian witch...

What else would she be?

Maybe she's Finnish?

Hello, beautiful.

Maybe she's deaf, no?

She doesn't understand?

"Good morning, lady."

Perhaps there are other English girls here?

Try it again and you'll burn alive at the stake!

Got it?

Okay, Sweetie.

Damn it, cut it out!

This is definitely a local specialty.

Sorry.

It is time.

I don't want to...

I'm afraid...

I just want the spell, so I can help...

Only the queen can know the spell.

Accept it, otherwise you'll die.

Fuck!

Do not fear.

(VOICES CHANTING)

(CHANTING LOUDER)

When you run out of air, Do not be afraid...

Just breathe underwater

It's so quiet.

Don't worry.

What's going on? I'm starting to worry.

Of course you are,

your feelings for her are strong.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.

How did you know?

I wish she knew, though.

(VOICES CHANTING)

I know now...

I greet you...

our queen.

I know now...

(VOICES WHISPERING)

So, Marina?

What's your plan?

The plan?

There isn't one.

But, this isn't a game!

I know I'm the only one who can stop him.

I just, don't know how yet...

Helbah said, it's like...

sex...

When the time comes, you just know what to do.

So this spell, I can't help?

In fact, you can.

How?

I can't say...

Come on, I'm your partner...

You can trust me.

Is that it?

That's it.

Well, great.

I could kill you now...

But, you're a brave girl...

So I'll give you a fair chance...

Turncoat!

You're wrong, the shield doesn't hold your fathers soul.

I don't believe witches.

They're the essence of deceit...

But you can keep the queen.

Witches always underestimate me!

How did he bypass your protections and what will he do now?

It is hard to say queen...

Even in ancient times, no one could have done this.

Send a messenger to Helbah.

We will need help.

I speak of war.

Perhaps I may have underestimated the girl!

You're gross...

(RECORDING) MARINA NO!

(RECORDING) [I am your queen!]

Alright guys, there's more of us then them.

Someone said, it's better to die standing then on your knees... uhh...

or was it, better on your knees then standing?

Putin, right?

That's his style.

It was Che Guevara who said it.

I have a secret weapon.

Seriously?

[FATHER, I AM COMING...]

Bring one of them to me.

Which one?

It doesn't matter.

However, it's better if it's one of the girls.

And the rest?

Kill them.

(CHANTS SPELL)

Arthur!

Hey, hey, guy!

Let me go!

(RADIO SPEAKER) MARINA, NO!

(RADIO SPEAKER) [I am your queen!]

Whoa...

You motherfucker! This is for Sergei! And Andrei!

Here's another present you cunt! That's for Andrei and Sergei!

Enough, enough!

Let me go!

It worked!

It sounded a bit stupid, I know.

But I remembered Sergei Rudolphovich saying

there was one last curse left by the witch.

But to us it was just nonsense.

However, all evil must obey. It's the rules.

See?

They have to submit.

When I was in the cage, I tried it on the wolves and they simply froze.

Crap!

So what do we do now?

Well, Arthur's gonna take you into the forest, as far as possible.

While we're going to have to deal with Alexander...

...and then find Marina.

How do you know she's still alive?

She's alive.

(CHANTING)

(RECORDING) MARINA NO!

(RECORDING) [I am your queen!]

Where's Marina?

I asked you, "Where's Marina?"

Did you think that would work on me?

You are such strange creatures!

You have no idea who you're dealing with...

...until it is too late.

I am a shaman! Son of the greatest shaman!

I've gathered strength and knowledge for over a thousand years.

And you now think you can beat me?

Alexander!

What do you want?

You little brat!

I know who you are.

I know what you want.

And I'll kill you...

Unless you share the power with me!

That all you got?

Still have 8 more rounds...

The bullets might be steel, but I can aim.

Can you can kill him?

Not a problem.

But you have to swear by whatever gives you your strength!

An oath means nothing!

Maybe, but it's still an oath, and that means something.

Alright, I swear by my father, we will share the power.

(VOICES WHISPERING)

Well? Why don't you shoot?

KILL HER!

(BEGINS RECITING SHAMAN SPIRIT SPELL)

(CHANTING WICCAN SPELL)

Arthur!

Vika, no!

Leave me alone!

Vika, you idiot!

Where...?

[READY, MY LORD?]

[I WILL NOT FAIL!]

[LET HER GO!]

Marina!

No Shaman.

No Witch.

(RECITES SPIRIT SPELL)

[LIAR!]

Don't...

You're sad?

Sad?

No...

I'm not sad. Why would I be sad?

They died, all died!

Why be sad? Hell, I'm happy!

You are a witch now, Is that not enough?

You still think yourself as part of mankind...

If you start thinking as a witch,

everything will be much easier...

He cast the spell word for word... I heard it.

You heard only what you know...

I gave you the spell...

to send him away forever.

So, I'm not the queen?

Precisely.

I am the queen.

But you're now one of us...

Something more than before.

We live for thousands of years, amongst ordinary people.

We are witnesses. Life is born, dies, and is reborn...

and we remain. Unchanging.

Love breaks our hearts.

There is nothing worse than being part of an extraordinary mans' life...

and then losing him.

How do you feel now?

Know that...

you'll walk down that path hundreds of times.

I can't...

You must learn the ways of the world as a witch now.

I don't want to...

To live without sadness and hope...

I can't...

Pain and loss...

I DO NOT WANT THAT!

So, what do you want?

(INDISTINCT WHISPERS)

Look to the sky.

Animal! You're nothing!

I hate you! You bastard!

My friends...

I'm so glad to see you!

I'm even glad to see you!

What's going on?

And you too, dear Sergei Rudolphovich.

(INDISTINCT WHISPERING)

She's a real nympho.

I'm telling you, the bitch is sick.

It was believed that the Lapansky,

were a powerful clan of witches. However, the legends illustrates

a beautiful period of transformation from pagan beliefs to the practice of Christian dogma...

In other words, from then on, the power of magic was lost.

Morality in law, and the concepts of personal choice and responsibility became dominant and effectively eliminated the influence of witchcraft.

Science fought them and won.

However, that will be the subject of my next report.

Thank you for your attention.

Colleagues! I ask for two minutes!

Marina, I'd like to thank you for an interesting and comprehensive report.

And now, I'd like to introduce the man

without whose assistance, I could not have helped students, like Marina...

Through his sponsorship of the sciences, arts, and our expeditions...

The Russian Federation's, Minister of Environment...

Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov!

OBEY ME!!!

Subtitles by: "Levishikin" (levishikin@gmail.com) DARK WORLD [2010]