Fréwaka

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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 Garry A I thought it was ok. The slow building dread through to the climax was good. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review Orlando C Satanic film you say? I'm in! I think I'll make sure to watch it on Easter Sunday! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review Robin C “Frewaka” Shoo (Clare Monnelly) is a palliative care nurse in-training assigned to a difficult and reclusive patient, Peig (Brid Ni Neachtain). At first, they are just reluctant strangers but, as time goes on, the connection between the two becomes evident, then obvious, in “Frewaka.” If you have a craving to see an intelligent, spooky film spoken almost entirely in Gaelic, then you should definitely see “Frewaka.” The story begins in 1973 at a wedding. The bride leaves the festivities and vomits as a goat watches, ignoring the calls of her brand new husband, Daithi (Michael Og Lane). Jump forward to “today” and we watch a club-footed woman dancing, alone in her apartment – then hangs herself. Shoo and her fiancée, Mila (Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya), begin to go through the dead woman’s possessions – she was Shoo’s mother. Abruptly, Shoo agrees to take a care job for a woman in a remote village, leaving Mila to finish the task. When she gets there, a bus driver warns her to turn around and go home. Another advises her to go down the road and take a turn at the “faery tree.” She does and finds the house, but her new client will not let her in. Shoo is forced to break a window to enter. She finally gets Peig to settle down and gets her to bed. There, the old woman warns her that “they” are always listening – “they” live under the house and want Peig’s soul. This sets the stage for a story of haunting, family and beings from the realm of the supernatural This not a jump-at-you-out-of-the-dark kind of horror movie. There is intelligence in the script by sophomore director Aislinn Clarke and does not dumb things down. The story, as it unfolds, makes you think and put the pieces together. It is a satisfying puzzle that, in the end, fits together nicely. B+ Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Geraldine B Hidden Creepy Masterpiece! Dang, this movie got under my skin. I was engrossed. Showed up in my Shudder "Newly Added" list & realized writer / director was Ainslyn Clarke (Devil's Doorway - loved!) This is folk horror at it's finest. Would have loved a bit more backstory to the supernatural/ folk element. Very well cast too, I don't know these actors but I was transfixed til the very end (and yes, wait for after credits :) I watch horror / thrillers often but actually needed a break after this one! Deep, dark, emotional AND terrifying. Highly recommend & can't wait to see what this writer / director does next! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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