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There lived (2015)

Original title (in Estonian): "Elas kord"

Students film | Thriller Duration 15:22

Plot summary

Eleven school kids take shelter from a storm in an abandoned house. They settle there for the night, sharing food and drink. Andres finds some candles from the adjoining room and the night promises to be safe and cosy despite of the eerie house. Class fools Ott and Ain go wandering around the house and discover that it is much bigger than it seemed from the outside. Rest of the youngsters remain in the anteroom and tell ghost stories. Anna becomes scared and Rudolf and Gustav laugh at her. Mocking comes to a stop when Anna starts to behave strangely: a beckoning mirror and an illogical uttered sentence. Gustav, Rudolf, Kare and Leila go to look for Ott and Ain. The couples are separated when the doors  between the rooms close and cannot be opened again. Rudolf and Kare cannot exit the bathroom. Meanwhile, Gustav and Leila are making out in the kitchen, interrupted by Leila becoming possessed by the same sentence as Anna had  before. Ott and Ain are stuck  in a tight, dark and airless space somewhere. They panic. Strange noises are heard in the anteroom and when candles mysteriously blow out, Anna decides to leave. But the front foor is closed as well. She wakes the others and they go looking for the rest of the gang. Rudolf, Kare, Gustav and Leila meet up again when they find themselves in yet another new room.
Rudolf thinks that Gustav is closing the doors as a joke and they start to bicker. The others reach the room as well and suddenly the fears of the group turn into uncontrollable anger. Piret starts to strangle her boyfriend, accompanied by the familiar strange sentence. During the struggle, the wall cupboard opens and half-unconscious Ott and Ain are found. The youngsters are all back together, but the door has closed and there is no way out of the room. Fighting continues. Anna goes to look for another exit, but finds an empty wall behind the corner. A loud knock is heard when suddenly a new door appears. The frightened youngsters go through the door and find themselves back at the anteroom. Final shock presents itself as the group witness themselves coming in through the front door once more.

Keywords: youngsters | kummituslik | paranormaalne nähtus | relations with schoolmates | thunder | View all »

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