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You Won't Be Alone

Play trailer 1:36 Poster for You Won't Be Alone R Released Apr 1, 2022 1h 49m Horror Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, YOU WON'T BE ALONE follows a young girl who is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Curious about life as a human, the young witch accidentally kills a peasant in the nearby village and then takes her victim's shape to live life in her skin. Her curiosity ignited, she continues to wield this horrific power in order to understand what it means to be human.
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Although it may strike some as too artsy for its own good, You Won't Be Alone puts a thoughtfully fresh spin on familiar horror tropes.

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David Stratton The Australian I’m sorry to be so down on this film because it’s undeniably original and in a way daring in that it doesn’t follow the usual path of movies about witches and shape shifting. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 23, 2022 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) An ambitious, sometimes powerful, often murkily pretentious first feature from Australian writer-director Goran Stolevski, shot in the mountains of Serbia with an international cast. Rated: 3/5 Sep 22, 2022 Full Review Luke Buckmaster Guardian A shockingly great horror movie that cleverly differentiates itself from umpteen other productions involving witches and forests visited by the damned. Rated: 5/5 Sep 21, 2022 Full Review William Stottor Loud and Clear Reviews The mesmerising, rustic and sometimes darkly comic You Won’t Be Alone impressively deals in both grotesque gore and Malickian philosophical grandeur. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 13, 2024 Full Review Zach Pope Zach Pope Reviews I LOVED moments of this I cherished others But I felt nothing while watching it emotionally An excellent concept that became a bit Repetitive as it went on with its runtime. Jul 25, 2023 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez InSession Film The ending is not as strong as one might want it to be, yet I feel that the rest of the picture has enough interesting ideas and horrific beauty to warrant multiple viewings to capture its plentiful metaphors. Rated: B- Jul 21, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Annie S. It’s not really a horror,but I thought it was a very beautiful story. I thought it was sad and was definitely a different perspective told from a witch Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review Kalissa H Pretty good. I liked it. A look at humanity in that time period through the eyes of a witch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/12/25 Full Review Jeferson d This is poetry in film. Poetry about being a woman, a man, both, or none. Oh, and also has a good amount of witchcraft, raw and painful witchcraft. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review dave d If you want an easy film, this isn't it. A Macedonian-Language feature with very little dialogue, it is really well-acted, but tough to follow. Honestly, I didn't get it. Perhaps you have to be really high. I wanted to like how the viewer has to figure a lot out, but this was a touch too much. There are quite a few parallels to the modern day and when you think about what the film could mean it gives you pause. There's a certain fear of the other which most certainly fits in with current times. Some of the most unsexual nude and sex scenes you'll ever see. There is a certain repulsion and also sympathy for the lead character Nevena who is played by several different people based on what age she is and the form she is taking. Fascinating, but not my bag! Worth seeing! Final Score: 4.4/10 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Daniel G Beautifully shot, instigating concept of living many lives (including that of a dog) to really understand the world after being isolated early in life, yet the whole concept was like a cultural mismatch - not sure if someone in the Balkans could relate more easily. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Goran G Great experimental folklore body horror movie. Poetic! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/07/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Goran Stolevski

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Noomi Rapace

Bosilka

Anamaria Marinca

Maria

Alice Englert

Biliana

Carloto Cotta

Boris

Félix Maritaud

Yovan

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Movie Info

Synopsis Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, YOU WON'T BE ALONE follows a young girl who is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Curious about life as a human, the young witch accidentally kills a peasant in the nearby village and then takes her victim's shape to live life in her skin. Her curiosity ignited, she continues to wield this horrific power in order to understand what it means to be human.
Director
Goran Stolevski
Producer
Kristina Ceyton, Samantha Jennings
Screenwriter
Goran Stolevski
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Head Gear Films, Causeway Films
Rating
R (Sexual Assault|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content|Violence and Gore)
Genre
Horror, Drama
Original Language
Macedonian
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 1, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 16, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA)
$234.9K
Runtime
1h 49m
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