The details of the attack within PYOTR495 are taken almost entirely from real documented abductions against LGBTQ people, videos that were publicly posted online. “The details of the attack within PYOTR495 are taken almost entirely from real documented abductions against LGBTQ people, videos that were publicly posted online” – Blake MawsonĪre you worried about the shock value potentially trivializing the real world situation?īlake Mawson: I would say in PYOTR495's case, it is essential in helping us make our point. I find I’m much more disturbed by what’s happening in the real world in 2015 than by whatever gore I might see in a film, so I wanted to draw a close parallel between these two types of horror. There’s much more going on there than just the monster element. Look at films like Night Of The Living Dead or Frankenstein. Why did you decide to frame this film as a horror movie?īlake Mawson: I think the horror genre has always been an interesting way to talk about what’s going on in the world. I wanted to take that anger I was feeling and have it manifest on screen in an explosive way. I wanted to respond with a scenario that I felt could have empowered someone in these seemingly hopeless scenarios. Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” bill had just been passed a month earlier, the Sochi Olympics were underway, and the media was loaded with images of targeted abductions and attacks against LGBTQ people.
But the attackers soon learn of Pyotr’s supernatural secret as he exacts a brutal and gory revenge. Here, we chat with the film’s director Blake Mawson about the very, very slim possibility of the film being screened in Russia.īlake Mawson: I wrote PYOTR495 in January of 2014.
Bolstered by Russia’s LGBT propaganda law, the group terrorizes and humiliates Pyotr, filming the attack in a plot taken straight from the headlines. Set in present day Moscow, the short follows Pyotr, a 16-year-old gay teen who is baited over a dating app by an ultranationalist group known for their violent abductions. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.PYOTR495 is an upcoming Russian language shock horror film by Canadian actor-turned-director Blake Mawson. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Other steps you can take to protect your children are: More information about the RTA Label and compatible services can be found here. Parental tools that are compatible with the RTA label will block access to this site. We use the "Restricted To Adults" (RTA) website label to better enable parental filtering. Protect your children from adult content and block access to this site by using parental controls. PARENTS, PLEASE BE ADVISED: If you are a parent, it is your responsibility to keep any age-restricted content from being displayed to your children or wards. Furthermore, you represent and warrant that you will not allow any minor access to this site or services. This website should only be accessed if you are at least 18 years old or of legal age to view such material in your local jurisdiction, whichever is greater. You are about to enter a website that contains explicit material (pornography).