The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead

A malicious mermaid, who died by drowning centuries ago, falls in love with a man named Roman. She attempts to separate him from his fiancée, Marina, by pulling him into her underwater kingdom of death. To save her partner from this supernatural entity and the monsters surrounding her, Marina has one week to face her fear of deep water and fight to maintain her humanity.

Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, this Russian fantasy horror film followed his work on The Bride in 2017 and preceded Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest in 2020. Podgaevsky also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Ivan Kapitonov and Nataliya Dubovaya. The movie stars Victoria Agalakova as Marina and Efim Petrunin as Roma Kitaev, with supporting roles played by Nikita Elenev, Sesil Plezhe, Sofya Shidlovskaya, and Dariya Yartseva.

The film earned 4 million USD at the worldwide box office. Audience reception is mixed, as indicated by a 6.1 rating on TMDB from 352 votes and a lower score of 4.4 on IMDb based on 2,000 votes.