
Give as a gift
FREYA – The Old Boy is a chaotic hybrid of war fantasy, music video, dystopian mythology, historical horror, and philosophical sci-fi centered around Freya as a symbolic fusion of artificial intelligence, humanity, love, vengeance, and salvation. The film throws an enormous amount onto the table — Nazi horror, divine intervention, AI mythology, brutal war imagery, emotional transformation, and surreal fantasy — yet somehow it remains strangely compelling rather than collapsing completely under its own ambition. Structurally, the film holds together better than expected, and there is a genuine confidence in the storytelling rhythm and transformation sequences that keeps the audience engaged even when the material becomes overwhelming or absurd. The brutality of the script and imagery gives the film an unsettling energy, while certain characters strongly echo familiar cinematic archetypes and existing actors, creating a strange déjà vu effect throughout. It is messy, excessive, and philosophically overloaded, but also undeniably interesting because it fully commits to its own madness rather than playing safe.
- Year2026
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageRussian
- CountryRussian Federation
- PremiereUS Festival Premiere
- GenreDocumentary, Fantasy, Music Video
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsJury Award Best Documentary 07/11, Jury Award Best Fantasy 07/11
- DirectorARTESS D.
FREYA – The Old Boy is a chaotic hybrid of war fantasy, music video, dystopian mythology, historical horror, and philosophical sci-fi centered around Freya as a symbolic fusion of artificial intelligence, humanity, love, vengeance, and salvation. The film throws an enormous amount onto the table — Nazi horror, divine intervention, AI mythology, brutal war imagery, emotional transformation, and surreal fantasy — yet somehow it remains strangely compelling rather than collapsing completely under its own ambition. Structurally, the film holds together better than expected, and there is a genuine confidence in the storytelling rhythm and transformation sequences that keeps the audience engaged even when the material becomes overwhelming or absurd. The brutality of the script and imagery gives the film an unsettling energy, while certain characters strongly echo familiar cinematic archetypes and existing actors, creating a strange déjà vu effect throughout. It is messy, excessive, and philosophically overloaded, but also undeniably interesting because it fully commits to its own madness rather than playing safe.
- Year2026
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageRussian
- CountryRussian Federation
- PremiereUS Festival Premiere
- GenreDocumentary, Fantasy, Music Video
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsJury Award Best Documentary 07/11, Jury Award Best Fantasy 07/11
- DirectorARTESS D.