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Sorcery 15 rating

A richly rendered story of anticolonial score-settling in 19th century Chile that dabbles in magical realism, folk horror and fairytale iconography.

Fantasy 2023 101 mins

Director: Christopher Murray

CC

Overview

On the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa's father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organisation of sorcerers. Based on actual 19th century witchcraft trials in Chile, Sorcery is haunting, shocking, and dripping with atmosphere.

Featuring a stunning lead performance from Valentina Véliz Caileo as a young girl using otherworldly powers to avenge her father’s brutal death, Sorcery examines a fractured family dynamic colliding with supernatural elements. Its depiction of a community beholden to superstitious belief recalls the Wicker Man. Beautifully photographed, haunting and dripping with atmosphere, it is an evocative, shocking, and engrossing experience.

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