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Kandisha

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It's summer break and best friends Amélie, Bintou and Morjana hang together with other neighborhood teens. Nightly, they have fun sharing scary stories and urban legends. But when Amélie is assaulted by her ex, she remembers the story of Kandisha, a powerful and vengeful demon. Afraid and upset, Amélie summons her. The next day, her ex is found dead. The legend is true and now Kandisha is on a killing spree--and it's up to the three girls to break the curse.
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Although Kandisha engages unevenly with its more thought-provoking aspects, it remains viscerally effective as a memorably brutal slasher.

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Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Aug 22, 2021
3/5
This supernatural slasher may not offer anything new, but it does keep you entertained thanks to its characters, a fantastic looking entity, and some bone-crushing, ultra-violent deaths. Go to Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Aug 2, 2021
2.5/4
Even at a slim 85 minutes, directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury take too long to get to the meat and gristle of this "Candyman-"like meal, but once they open the floodgates of terror they more than earn their gore gold medal... Go to Full Review Katie Rife AV Club Jul 23, 2021
C+
The issue is, this evocative villain and vicious point of view are placed in a generic teen-horror context. Go to Full Review Kyle Logan Castle of Chills Jul 11, 2024
Fourteen years after Inside, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury might have another classic on their hands. Go to Full Review Andrew Winter Vague Visages Mar 25, 2024
Bustillo and Maury are masters of the slow build, and so it goes in Kandisha, which becomes incrementally nastier and gorier with each new victim the vengeful spirit eliminates… Go to Full Review Milagros Amondaray La Nación (Argentina) Oct 12, 2023
2/5
[Kandisha] is another misstep by the French filmmakers within a genre that, at this point, they should already feel comfortable enough to create their own world, detached from an endless number of influences that lead to pastiche. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nigel L @NJSLim Apr 21, 2026 Though it was a trip down formulaic demonic creature slasher horror genre, it fell short in the scare factor department. See more Ricardo d @RT43154676 Oct 12, 2025 Eu gosto do folclore árabe, especialmente em terror que é tão difícil de surgir aqui para estes lados, mas infelizmente este aqui fica a desejar em todos os quesitos. O roteiro não tem nenhum sentido, talvez a edição ajude. As pessoas vão morrendo e não existe uma investigação, uma preocupação dos pais, aliás os pais quase não aparecem. Os efeitos são bem ruins mas vale a intenção. As atuações péssimas. Em uma cena de morte temos as reações variadas de horror e uma das atrizes com cara de riso. O final, desnecessário. Uma pena. See more Thom G @RT30917670 Mar 26, 2024 "Kandisha" falls short by recycling old ideas without adding anything fresh, especially with such a thin and clichéd plot. It becomes repetitive, predictable, and ultimately boring. See more Courtney K @c0urtn3y Sep 2, 2023 yeah idk; i really like the idea & execution of the monster itself, but the rest of it was really just "meh" so it wasn't nearly as effective as it should've been. See more Valerii Ege D @RT37895442 Sep 5, 2022 Despite its frightening character, unfortunately, Kandisha can not achieve its purpose, at least for me, due to the weakness of the editing and the story. There is a valuable and frightening cultural fear object to use, but the point is how to use it. Kandisha, can not use it properly. See more florent m @FlorentMagnoac Aug 5, 2021 Bland, uninspired and conventional. This wannabe Candyman only retains the basics but not the cleverness. Tries to set up a new boogeyman but fails miserably in doing so. There is no building of tension at any moments, not even jump scares instead you get just a few gory shots. On an interesting premise manages to forgo its social commentary for basic teen horror. Not that terrible but not even good, just passable. Another fail for what use to be a promising duo of directors in the genre. See more Read all reviews
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Alexandre Bustillo

Director

Julien Maury

Director

Mathilde Lamusse

Amélie

Sàndor Funtek

Erwan

Walid Afkir

Recteur

Dylan Krief

Ben

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Synopsis It's summer break and best friends Amélie, Bintou and Morjana hang together with other neighborhood teens. Nightly, they have fun sharing scary stories and urban legends. But when Amélie is assaulted by her ex, she remembers the story of Kandisha, a powerful and vengeful demon. Afraid and upset, Amélie summons her. The next day, her ex is found dead. The legend is true and now Kandisha is on a killing spree--and it's up to the three girls to break the curse.
Director
Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
Producer
Wassim Béji, David Giordano, Guillaume Lemans, Delphine Clot
Screenwriter
Jérôme Cohen-Olivar
Production Co
Wy Productions, Esprits Frappeurs
Genre
Drama, Horror
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 22, 2021
Runtime
1h 25m
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