Forbidden Empire

Name: Forbidden Empire
Genre: Thriller, Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 2014-01-30
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Aleksey Chadov, Agniya Ditkovskite, Yuriy Tsurilo, Olga Zaytseva

2014·Movie·R·128 min·★ 5.9(340)

Thriller Adventure Mystery Fantasy Horror Science Fiction

“The truth is in you”

Early 18th century. Cartographer Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods. Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world.

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About Forbidden Empire

Forbidden Empire is a 2014 Russian-language thriller, adventure and mystery film directed by Oleg Stepchenko. The cast is led by Jason Flemyng, Aleksey Chadov, Agniya Ditkovskite. It has a runtime of 2h 8m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

Forbidden Empire was produced by Russian Film Group and Marinsgroup and made in United Kingdom and Germany. It was released on January 30, 2014, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $26 million, it went on to gross $35 million worldwide.

Director: Oleg Stepchenko
Writers: Oleg Stepchenko, Alexander Karpov, Nikolai Gogol
Release date: January 30, 2014
OTT release: May 22, 2015
Original language: Russian
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, Germany
Budget: $26 million
Box office: $35 million
Production: Russian Film Group, Marinsgroup

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Forbidden Empire cast & crew

Forbidden Empire was directed by Oleg Stepchenko and written by Oleg Stepchenko, Alexander Karpov, and Nikolai Gogol.

The cast features Jason Flemyng as Jonathan Green, Aleksey Chadov as Petrus, Agniya Ditkovskite as Nastusya, Yuriy Tsurilo as Sotnik, Olga Zaytseva as Pannochka, and Aleksandr Yakovlev as Overko.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Yaroslav Pilunskyi and it was produced by Anatoly Sergeev and Aleksey Ogurtsov.

Is Forbidden Empire worth watching?

Forbidden Empire holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 340 ratings, a more divisive thriller films.

At 2h 8m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller, adventure, and mystery, Forbidden Empire is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Forbidden Empire

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It first became available to stream digitally on May 22, 2015.

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