A cursed village where water flows uphill and grandmas know too much.
Season 1 • Episode 16
LatestLittle Gluschevka is an unusual village, there is an anomalous zone where compasses break, water flows uphill and, according to legend, a priceless treasure is buried. In search of a solution to the local secrets, an adventurous geologist Tim comes to Gluschevka.
Acting
Ada Rohovtseva steals every scene as cryptic Grandma Katya.
Production
Authentic village atmosphere that breathes Soviet decay and folklore.
Writing
Slow-burn mystery that trusts viewers to connect the strange dots.
Ada Rohovtseva
Grandma Katya
Sergey Shekhovtsov
Andrew
Alyona Yakovleva
Larisa
Aleksandr Tsurkan
Michael
Sergey Mukhin
Sergey Zharkov
Peter
Yelena Stepanova
Helen
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
Grandma Glass
Evgeniy Sidikhin
Vera Smolina
Svetka
Aleksandr Mikhaylov
Micurin
Evgeniya Nokhrina
Tonya
Anastasiya Stezhko
Irina
Konstantin Demidov
Arkady
Aleksandr Yatsenko
Pasha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The fern flower is rooted in Slavic Midsummer folklore—legend says it blooms once a year and grants wishes to whoever finds it, but always exacts a price.
Director Lyalin shot in actual abandoned villages near Chernobyl's exclusion zone, lending the 'anomalous' landscapes unsettling documentary weight.
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