Dark Waters (1993)

AKA: Temnye vody

Sometimes, evil lurks where you least expect it.

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Release Date: Jan 01, 1993
Rated: R | Runtime: 94 Mins | Language: English
Director: Mariano Baino
Stars: Louise Salter, Venera Simmons, Mariya Kapnist, Lubov Snegur, Albina Skarga, Valeriy Bassel, Pavel Sokolov

Summary

A girl travels to an island, after the death of her father, to find out why the father funded a monestary on the island.

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What to Expect

Elizabeth (Louise Salter) is a young English lady whose mother died in childbirth and whose father recently passed away. She discovers that her father donated money all his life long to benefit a mysterious order of nuns cloistered on a remote island. Curious about this business which he never spoke of, she travels to the island to investigate, perhaps with the intention of carrying on his tradition if she can only find out what he was funding. It turns out the nuns on this island are pretty tight-lipped about their racket. They appear to exist for the sole purpose of binding an ancient evil in the catacombs under the convent. Their proximity to this evil has warped the ancient nuns into hideous, blind, half-mad hags led by a sighted mother superior (Mariya Kapnist), who tells Elizabeth point blank where she can shove her investigation. It's too bad the reception is so chilly, because this island is in the middle of nowhere and the ferry only runs once a week.

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Critic Reviews:

Dark Waters is incredibly lush and sensual. Not in the way the word "sensual" is often used today - as a stand-in for "sexy." No, Dark Waters is legit sensual, in the way the word was originally intended.

– Overthinking Horror Films

However, decay is not the only theme Dark Waters has to offer; there are also some very strong religious connotations.

– Classic-Horror.com

Dark Waters is a little seen film that has gained a reputation as something of enormous artistic promise.

– Moria