Visions of Suffering (2006)

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Avg Rating: 3 / 5. Voted: 36

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AKA:
Directed by: Andrey Iskanov
Starring: Alexander Shevchenko (Man in glasses), Andrey Iskanov (Priest), Alexandra Batrumova (Girlfriend), Svyatoslav Iliyasov (Beret man)
Country: Russia
Language: Russian (English subtitles)
Runtime: 02:06:01
Genres: Bizarre-Surreal, Gore-Gruesome-Splatter, Small Creatures, Violence against Women, Vampires, Drugs, Necrophilia

Plot – Spoilers:
Couple of guys are having some trouble with recurring nightmares that share a similar setting. One of them is on the verge of paranoia holed up in his apartment, while his girlfriend zones out in a fetish club. The other guy seems to be a priest having ideological differences with his faith. The priest also has fantasies/memories of the same club and other guy’s girlfriend.

Constructing a plot beyond this (if this was even correct) is left to the viewer’s imagination. Visions of Suffering like a lot of films in the genre is best experienced, rather than understood. From an effedup viewpoint, in addition to violence on the dance floor, there’s also a necro scene – though not sure if a vampire fucking a dead woman counts as necro.

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bernerdswanson
bernerdswanson
December 1, 2022 9:09 pm

love this one need more like it

Chase18
Chase18
November 9, 2020 9:43 am

BVB always

nick
nick
October 28, 2020 12:38 am

Terrible movie. badd

Effedupkirst
Effedupkirst
October 12, 2020 2:19 pm

Not for me this one? didn’t get it at all I’m afraid

Elliot Spencer
Elliot Spencer
October 11, 2020 7:33 am

Yay, many thanks for adding one of my requests admins:D A great fit for this site, imo, kinda surprised it wasn’t here already tbh. Iskanov’s other film, Nails, would be great too for down the road… Btw admins, thanks especially for having the foresight to have the Effedup watermark white this time instead of the usual yellow, which would’ve been an eyesore in a film like this w such drab colors;) I’ll start right out by saying if u like experimental films, then view this bc chances r you’ll enjoy it! For others tho, it might b hit or miss. Regarding the plot, from what I gather, our protagonist has nightmares when it rains, and upon further discussion with his friendly neighborhood phone repairman, learns vampires can use these visions of suffering (ha) as a kind of doorway to u, but only if u know about them. So by that token, the repairman just kinda fucked him over by telling him that, hence, now he is beginning to see the vampires. The overall message is less clear cut tho, at least to me. Perhaps to not go all Freud status trying to overthink and psychoanalyze ur own dreams, lest it lead to worse? Some good cgi effects generally, some looked very poor tho esp the screen overlays, sacred geometry trip-scenes, and title/credits (specifically reminded me of talentless screamerclauz cgi lol). It wasn’t horrible tho, esp considering this was an independent film, from ’06 at that. Same w the gore sfx,… Read more »

Zed Man
Zed Man
Reply to  Elliot Spencer
October 11, 2020 9:31 am

Elliot, if you liked this one try checking out the directors cut made 10 yrs later in 2016. Imo its a lot better in a lot of ways although I dont know about its availability but worth hunting around for. Cheers.

Elliot Spencer
Elliot Spencer
Reply to  Zed Man
October 11, 2020 11:16 pm

Thanks Zed Man, ya I’ve been wanting to check it out but I missed the run of em when Unearthed was selling em, been waiting to score a cheap copy online. They’re actually releasing The Untold Story on Blu Ray soon, which was always a favorite of mine as a kid, im definitely not missing the opportunity to snag that one!

Dan
Dan
Reply to  Elliot Spencer
October 11, 2020 9:52 am

Awful film. Thanks for the terrible recommendation.

MoonStepperX
MoonStepperX
Reply to  Elliot Spencer
November 22, 2022 10:23 am

Can you please explain to me why you like this movie? Nothing against that at all, I’m just wondering if I am missing something here. The film seems to just be one long nightmare and makes very little sense, I mean again nothing wrong with that I’m just trying to understand what it is about this movie that others like.

Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
Reply to  MoonStepperX
November 22, 2022 12:41 pm

No…..& suck my asshole Spencer & you……Moonwalker…….you are missing a lot……..im not sure what,as I’m just bring a fucking dickhead,but suck Elliots cock you cunt maybe E.T. will join yall for a 3some…..Phone home ass bandits🖕

Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
Reply to  Ted Nugent
November 22, 2022 12:42 pm

*Being…..lick my sack anyways

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Reply to  Elliot Spencer
November 22, 2022 1:06 pm

Fuck u Elliot movie is shit