As this film opens Hanna returns to her remote village home after being at boarding school for three years. It soon becomes clear that the locals have a problem with her. Her mother vanished some years before and shortly afterwards the bodies of three men were found in the nearby marsh. They believe her mother was a witch and she might be as well! Hanna does manage to make one friend; a city girl named Eva who lives in a cabin in the marsh with her grandmother. Soon people start having 'accidents'; is Hanna really a witch, is somebody else behind them or is the explanation more down to earth?
This film, retitled 'Witchcraft' on Amazon Prime, is a solid chiller. It starts well with the isolated location and unfriendly locals creating a good atmosphere. It isn't too long before things start happening that create doubts about our protagonist and hint at worse things so come. While it isn't gory there are a few scary moments. The cast is solid enough, especially Valerie Stoll and Milena Tscharntke who play Hanna and Eva respectively. I thought the resolution was pretty good; neither to obvious nor overly unexpected. Overall a decent chiller that is worth a watch if you are a fan of the genre.
These comments are based on watching the film in German with English subtitles.
This film, retitled 'Witchcraft' on Amazon Prime, is a solid chiller. It starts well with the isolated location and unfriendly locals creating a good atmosphere. It isn't too long before things start happening that create doubts about our protagonist and hint at worse things so come. While it isn't gory there are a few scary moments. The cast is solid enough, especially Valerie Stoll and Milena Tscharntke who play Hanna and Eva respectively. I thought the resolution was pretty good; neither to obvious nor overly unexpected. Overall a decent chiller that is worth a watch if you are a fan of the genre.
These comments are based on watching the film in German with English subtitles.
