The Old Ways (2021)
- Directed by
- Christopher Alender
- Genre
- horror, fantasy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 375 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Mexican-American reporter goes back to her hometown in Veracruz to look into local witchcraft. Locals kidnap her because they think a demon is inside her, and they try to force an exorcism.
tensecreepydarkmysteriousslow-burnoccultgrittyatmospheric
What happens
The Old Ways is a 2020 American folk horror film directed by Christopher Alender. It stars Brigitte Kali Canales as Cristina Lopez, a Mexican-American reporter who returns to her hometown near Veracruz in search of a story on witchcraft. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals, including a bruja (a female practitioner of witchcraft), who believe her to be possessed by a demon. The Old Ways had its world premiere at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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