THE WITCH
synopsis
New England, 1630. Upon threat of banishment by the church, an English farmer leaves his colonial plantation, relocating his wife and five children to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest — within which lurks an unknown evil. Strange and unsettling things begin to happen almost immediately — animals turn malevolent, crops fail, and one child disappears as another becomes seemingly possessed by an evil spirit. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, family members accuse teenage daughter Thomasin of witchcraft, charges she adamantly denies. As circumstances grow more treacherous, each family member’s faith, loyalty and love become tested in shocking and unforgettable ways.
international title: | The Witch |
original title: | The Witch |
country: | United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Brazil |
sales agent: | Universal Pictures International Production [US] |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Robert Eggers |
film run: | 90' |
release date: | UK 11/02/2016 |
screenplay: | Robert Eggers |
cast: | Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie |
cinematography by: | Jarin Blaschke |
film editing: | Louise Ford |
art director: | Craig Lathrop |
costumes designer: | Linda Muir |
music: | Mark Korven |
production: | Rooks Nest Entertainment, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Pulse Films, Parts and Labor [US], RT Features [BR], Code Red Productions [US], Scythia Films [CA], Mott Street Pictures [US], Special Projects [US] |
distributor: | Universal Pictures International Spain |