Nightsiren

Released Sep 22, 2023

1h 49m

Drama

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

93%

15 Reviews

Tomatometer

87%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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In a remote mountain village, two sisters grow up at the mercy of their abusive mother. A terrible accident happens when the eldest, Šarlota, escapes into the woods, followed by her sister Tamara. Otyla, a Roma woman living on the outskirts of town, is blamed for the girls' disappearance and accused of witchcraft. Twenty years later, Šarlota unexpectedly shows up in the village. As she digs into her past, the locals grow suspicious. Only a young and eccentric herbalist, Mira, is willing to befriend her. When the animals in the village start to fall ill, the locals accuse Šarlota of conjuring Otyla's spirit.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

This is a canny, emotionally impactful film that shows just how powerful folk horror can be as a tool to address urgent aspects of the present day.

Jun 15, 2023

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Matthew Monagle

Austin Chronicle

Nightsiren is a bewitching film that will hopefully work its magic on countless horror audiences to come.

Oct 7, 2022

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

It’s a very handsome-looking movie that doesn’t entirely pull together, but provides a lot of intriguing elements to chew on.

Oct 30, 2023

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Too ponderous and self-serious to ever earn the label "exploitation," but with all the nudity, sex and sexual violence in a somewhat-less-than-it-seems story, that's where it belongs.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 12, 2023

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Tanner Gordon

Spectrum Culture

It’s only a horror movie as much as the reality it portrays is horrific, but it nevertheless engages with much of the eerie, mystifying imagery that has made folk horror so alluring as a subgenre.

Sep 25, 2023

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MontiLee Stormer

MovieReelist.com

The far from linear approach creates a dreamlike narrative where there isn’t a single reliable memory. The tropes of the witch in the woods, the creepy cabin, missing children can be rationally explained, but no one ever rallied a mob from common sense.

Rated: 4.5/5

Sep 23, 2023

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Brad P

Nightsiren leaves you with arresting, dangerous thoughts even if they felt lost in the confused finished product.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/23

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Tereza Nvotová

Director

Natalia Germani

Charlotte

Eva Mores

Tamara

Juliána Brutovská

Helena

Iva Bittová

Otyla

Jana Olhová

Anna

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Synopsis

In a remote mountain village, two sisters grow up at the mercy of their abusive mother. A terrible accident happens when the eldest, Šarlota, escapes into the woods, followed by her sister Tamara. Otyla, a Roma woman living on the outskirts of town, is blamed for the girls' disappearance and accused of witchcraft. Twenty years later, Šarlota unexpectedly shows up in the village. As she digs into her past, the locals grow suspicious. Only a young and eccentric herbalist, Mira, is willing to befriend her. When the animals in the village start to fall ill, the locals accuse Šarlota of conjuring Otyla's spirit.

Director: Tereza Nvotová
Screenwriter: Tereza Nvotová, Barbora Namerova, Tereza Nvotová
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Production Co: BFILM, RTVS, Moloko Film
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Slovak
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2023
Runtime: 1h 49m

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