Hood Witch

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Hood Witch

Mar 2025

1h 35m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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HOOD WITCH follows a single mother Nour (Glshifteh Farahani) and her son. Nour makes a living from smuggling exotic animals and illicit products (birds of prey, venom, rare roots, etc.). Wishing to get her son out of the city and offer him a better future, she designs and develops a mobile app that connects clients and marabouts. It's a success, but a patient's consultation turns into a tragedy and Nour has to face a wave of violence that could cost her and her son their lives.

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Jenny Nulf

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A lot of great ideas, but the storytelling needed some fine-tuning.

Mar 17, 2024

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Despite potent sociocultural elements to work with, Hood Witch is unable to conjure a spellbinding story.

Rated: 2.75/5

Mar 26, 2025

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Joe Botten

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Belktibia’s confident direction, paired with Farahani’s spellbinding performance, makes this tale of resilience timely, unnerving, and deeply engrossing.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 24, 2025

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

It’s the acting that carries it, and naturally Farahani, one of the finest talents of her generation, does not disappoint.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 21, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

It's a solid thriller that's also cunning in being about more than thrills.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 21, 2025

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Hannah Gearan

Screen Rant

As much as I love Golshifteh Farahani, even she could not save the mess of a movie that was the thriller Hood Witch.

Rated: 3/10

Mar 20, 2025

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HOOD WITCH follows a single mother Nour (Glshifteh Farahani) and her son. Nour makes a living from smuggling exotic animals and illicit products (birds of prey, venom, rare roots, etc.). Wishing to get her son out of the city and offer him a better future, she designs and develops a mobile app that connects clients and marabouts. It's a success, but a patient's consultation turns into a tragedy and Nour has to face a wave of violence that could cost her and her son their lives.

Director: Saïd Belktibia
Producer: Ladj Ly
Screenwriter: Saïd Belktibia, Louis Penicaut
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Lyly Films, Iconoclast Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2025
Runtime: 1h 35m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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