Fréwaka

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Tom L Stunningly beautiful and genuinely frightening take on Irish folk horror, mixed with generational trauma woven seamlessly together. Another movie that does a lot with a little, and with practically none of the typical horror tropes of special effects, gore, or jump scares. Almost until the end the possibility that the supernatural elements could be hallucinations (or simply misinterpretations of reality) is kept going, but increasingly disturbing events make the down-to-earth and skeptical home health care worker Shoo become increasingly doubtful that her patient is simply delusional. As we learn more of Shoo’s history, her point of view also begins to become less reliable as her childhood trauma obviously still haunts her to an almost debilitating extent. My point of reference for the dark side of fairy myths is mainly Arthur Machen, who effectively wove tales based on Welsh lore such as The White People and The Great God Pan. While the mythology forming the background here is Irish, this film comes the closest to any I’ve seen to capturing the mood and atmosphere of those literary masterworks. The score is also highly effective, and blurs the lines between music and sound design, heightening the tension to a breaking point in some of the most intense scenes. Be sure and watch the end credits for an extra scene that sheds some light on whether or not the events were simply in the head of the protagonist. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Sarah E What a waste of time. They tried to make it creepy, they tried to make it like a horror movie but it just didn't work. They tried too hard but also didn't try hard enough. It was boring and the ending was stupid. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/22/25 Full Review Nic F I loved this folk horror slow burner. Something original, in this well-worn area, with great tension and a really satisfying ending. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Roberto G Not bad...happy to support an irish language film but it wont win any oscar...! Well made and acting good and no special effects which was a plus...also, music score impressed, if not a bit overdone...not sure if past traumas for the main characters were a part to play in the film...descent into a form of madness or not? Probs deserved more investigating there but the persistence on irish/celtic mythology took more precedence...overall a 5 out of 10... Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review Joel P Irish horror is horrible! Their IRA movies aren't bad. This is a mostly Gaelic spoken mishmash of Heredity/Midsommer/The Witch that leaves you wanting your time back. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review Jonas P waste of time. This is soo boring come on Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/01/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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