IMDb 5.9 2023 HD

Katharina

Katharina

2023
Fantasy Horror
74 min NR USA
5.9 IMDB

A group of teenagers decide to go on a trip to Via Transilvanica, where they find a ghost named Katharina. They decide to bring her back in town,…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Florian Zapra
Starring
Tudor Bartes / Vasile Berende / Robert Ciobanu / Ely Ciotmonda / Vlad Colta / Maya Forrai / Dan Gogu / Danut Gogu

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

intriguing peculiar thoughtful uneven earnest supernatural ambitious underdeveloped curious charming original thought-provoking

Reviews

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Penelope Grant
Mar 20, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

With a premise that plucks a historical ghost from the annals of Transylvania and drops her into modern life, 'Katharina' certainly aims for originality. The film follows a group of teenagers who find Katharina, once Vlad the Impaler's…

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Arthur Pendelton
Mar 20, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

'Katharina' is a surprisingly thoughtful exploration of displacement and adaptation, albeit through a decidedly supernatural lens. The film’s strength lies in its willingness to embrace its peculiar premise: a ghost from the era of Vlad the Impaler being…

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Isobel Davies
Mar 20, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

The ambition behind 'Katharina' is commendable, tackling a unique blend of supernatural lore and social awkwardness. The central idea of bringing a ghost, a former paramour of Vlad the Impaler, into the 21st century is certainly a conversation…

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Marcus Bellweather
Mar 20, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

'Katharina' presents a fascinating 'what if' scenario, asking audiences to consider the practicalities of integrating a historical phantom into contemporary life. The cast, including Tudor Bartes and Ely Ciotmonda, navigates this peculiar concept with a youthful energy that…

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Eleanor Vance
Mar 20, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

The premise of 'Katharina' is undeniably intriguing: a ghost, once Vlad the Impaler's mistress, brought into the modern world by a group of curious teenagers. The film attempts to balance spectral mystery with social commentary, though it often…

FAQs

Via Transilvanica serves as the pivotal location where the teenagers first encounter the ghost Katharina. This journey to the site is the catalyst for the film's central conflict and narrative arc, setting in motion the subsequent events of Katharina’s discovery and the teenagers’ decision to bring her back to their town.