Completed - SLOVAKIAN - Drama, Horror, Female director - 109 minutes
A young woman returns to her native mountain village, searching for answers about her troubled childhood, but as she tries to uncover the truth, ancient superstitions lead the villagers to accuse her of witchcraft and murder.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Tereza NVOTOVA Writer(s) : Barbora NÁMEROVÁ, Tereza NVOTOVÁ Cast : Natalia GERMANI, Eva MORES, Juliána BRUTOVSKÁ, Iva BITTOVA, Jana OLHOVA, Marek GEISBERG Producer(s) : Miloš LOCHMAN (MOLOKO FILM), Peter BADAC (BFILM)
In a remote mountain village, two sisters grow up at the mercy of their abusive mother. A terrible accident happens when the eldest, Šarlota, escapes into the woods, followed by her sister Tamara. Otyla, a Roma woman living on the outskirts of town, is blamed for the girls’ disappearance and accused of witchcraft.Twenty years later, Šarlota unexpectedly shows up in the village. As she digs into her past, the locals grow suspicious. Only a young and eccentric herbalist, Mira, is willing to befriend her.When the animals in the village start to fall ill, the locals accuse Šarlota of conjuring Otyla's spirit.
Country(ies) : SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC
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