Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse

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Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse

Released Apr 19, 2019

1h 42m

Horror

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In the 15th century, a young goatherd living alone in a mountain hut feels a dark presence in the woods.

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Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse weaves a spooky supernatural story that should satisfy horror fans with more adventurous inclinations.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

A frustrating genre pic that's just too dreary to be scary.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 19, 2019

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Its mix of the poetical, repugnant, and phantasmagorical will weave a singular spell for more adventuresome, arthouse-friendly viewers.

Apr 18, 2019

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Instead, "Hagazussa" is like a series of beguiling paintings and photographs from an old history book, each suggesting something inexplicable, which the viewer has to puzzle out, since the subjects are long dead.

Apr 17, 2019

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

Mariel Baqueiro's cinematography is impressive, Aleksandra Cwen gives a committed performance, but the movie's lack of momentum-bogged down by MMMD's droning, repetitive score-adds little.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 5, 2021

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Charles Koplinski

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Not for all tastes, this introspective horror film is propelled by the gothic mood and sense of dread director Lukas Feigelfeld creates from the very first frame.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Nov 20, 2020

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

It is a stunning stunning movie.. [that lets] all the visuals do the talking.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 26, 2020

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Tom L

Moves at a glacial pace. Beautifully shot and full of atmosphere, but light on plot. The ending is pretty horrific and shocking, but it’s hard to tell what is really happening and what is in the main character’s mind. Others have compared it to The Witch, which I can see, but to me it is related even more closely to The Devil’s Bath.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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Rocco T

Very slow moving. Film but beautiful done nonetheless amazing cinematography very dark fairytale vibe , if your a fan of folklore horror it’s a must watch felt like a rawer version of the witch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Thomas S

Beautiful and eerie. The first scene witht he mom under the blanket was weird as hell and made me deeply uncomfortable. Very slow, but shows how traumas can destroy a soul desperate for an escape.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Kat N

In German but they hardly talk at all so that's not even a problem. It's a very very slow movie and you're waiting for things to happen that never happen. Very nice shots beautiful atmosphere but I was just waiting for something to happen the whole time. Minimal drama at the end. But not enough to make sense for the whole movie not a fan

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/23/24

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Naz H

This was an excellent film and high up there for the witch genre. It's arty and atmospheric, but in an ominous way that informs the story, rather than distracting from it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/24

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Chelsea T

way too slow. not much horror. nature shots are enjoyable. story is strange and too slow to maintain my interest to watch in movie time, started fast forwarding 10 seconds just to get through a 10 minute drawn out shot of a candle--- and didnt miss anything.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Synopsis

In the 15th century, a young goatherd living alone in a mountain hut feels a dark presence in the woods.

Director: Lukas Feigelfeld
Producer: Lukas Feigelfeld, Simon Lubinski
Screenwriter: Lukas Feigelfeld
Distributor: Doppelgänger Releasing
Genre: Horror
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.0K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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