The Touch
Прикосновение
Andrey Krutitsky is investigating the case of the strange suicide of a young mother. Before slitting her wrists, she strangled her son Kolya with a pillow. After talking to the investigator her lover also commits suicide. By then Andrey understands that he has encountered something abnormal, inexplicable and scary.
Why it matters
A bleak dive into post-Soviet malaise that blends psychological horror with bleak procedural grit.
- A rare Russian entry into early ’90s horror, capturing a country’s cultural fracture through intimate tragedy.
- Andrey’s deadpan, almost weary cop performance grounds the film in grim reality amid eerie atmosphere.
- Unfolds less like a slasher and more like a slow-burning nightmare about despair and invisible wounds.
- Fans of Eastern European horror’s somber tone and social undercurrents will find a quietly unsettling gem here.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
⚠ Limited data — scores are approximate
Gore
0
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
28
Survival
0
