Let's Call for a Monster

Let's Call for a Monster

Childhood is over

2017 · 28 min · Drama, Mystery

Two boys head into the forest to photograph a mysterious creature rumored to have haunted the area for years. Along the way one of them falls into a hole and breaks his leg. Finding themselves in a precarious situation, each realizes that the pain, fear, and gathering darkness are not the worst of it, because the mysterious monster is no myth. And it's closer than it seems.

Directed by Aleksandr Grishin · Written by Aleksandr Grishin

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Igor Ivanov Gleb
Georgiy Ioganson Roma
Igor Grabuzov Gleb's father
Adeliya Severinova Roma's girlfriend

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