Slovenia’s Midsommar-Esque Horror Film ‘The Healing’ Official Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 9, 2025
Source: YouTube
“When you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you…” Void Signal has unveiled the official trailer for The Healing, a horror thriller film from Slovenia directed by filmmaker Denis Kryuchkov. It’s entirely in English as they filmed it with English dialogue. This is getting a direct-to-VOD release in October this fall – featuring a chilling official poster (view below). In the vein of cult horror classics like Ari Aster’s Midsommar, Lyuba flees her abusive husband for a mysterious retreat. Surreal rituals and haunting visions reveal dark secrets, pushing her to confront a terrifying choice: escape or succumb to a chilling fate. Alena Mitroshina stars as Lyuba who goes on a retreat with her friends. There they perform these rituals & she experiences strange visions. She suddenly feels uncomfortable & contemplates escape, but fears that what awaits her outside will be worse than what she faces inside. Also starring Wolfgang Czerny, Vyacheslav Chepurchenko, Ekaterina Solomatina, Victoria Skitskaya, Maxim Khanzhov, & Hermes Zygott. This does look super creepy! Another crazy cult doing hallucinogens and making people see this scary stuff.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Denis Kryuchkov’s film The Healing, direct from YouTube:
Lyuba is a woman who is heading for a weekend retreat with her friends, Sveta and Zoya. For Lyuba, it’s a chance to escape her troubled home life. She’s in an abusive marriage with Sergey, who constantly finds excuses to belittle her and make her feel bad. Despite feeling uneasy about leaving home and attending the retreat, Lyuba is persuaded by Sveta and Zoya to join. Although they arrive late, the group is warmly welcomed by the retreat’s leader, Danila. Danila leads the participants through unusual rituals, such as dancing to release pent-up aggression. However, Lyuba begins to experience strange visions, which make her uneasy. She becomes intrigued by Danila, who, at one point, buries her up to her head as part of the retreat’s activities. As Lyuba starts to feel more uncomfortable, she contemplates escaping. But she fears that what awaits her outside might be even worse than what she faces within. The Healing is directed by Russian filmmaker Denis Kryuchkov, director of the films Russkiy Reyd and Omut previously, plus many other short films. The screenplay is written by Olga Loyanich and Robert Orr. This first debuted in Germany earlier in 2025. Void Signal will debut The Healing direct-to-VOD to watch starting on October 7th, 2025.
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