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The Secret Village (2013)

The Secret Village poster
Directed by
Swamy M. Kandan
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
2.8 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A reporter goes to a remote town to look into claims of poisoning from a fungus. She discovers the community is hiding a secret involving a cult and accusations of witchcraft.

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What happens

The Secret Village is a 2013 American psychological thriller directed by Swamy Kandan, written by Kandan and Jason Whittier, and starring Jonathan Bennett, Ali Faulkner, Richard Riehle, and Stelio Savante. It was filmed in the Berkshires, a hilly region of Massachusetts. Faulkner plays a reporter who investigates rumors of persistent ergot poisoning in an isolated, unfriendly town, only to find a plot that involves cults and modern day accusations of witchcraft. It premiered in October 2013 and was released on DVD in December 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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