Hagazussa – A Heathen's Curse (2017)

Original title

Hagazussa

Directed by

Lukas Feigelfeld

Genre

horror film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

16

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 266 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 15th century Alps, a goat-herder named Albrun lives a solitary life. Her isolation deepens as local fears of witches and outsiders grow around her.

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What happens

Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse (German: hagazussa, an Old High German term for "witch") is a 2017 German-Austrian horror film written and directed by Lukas Feigelfeld in his feature directorial debut, and produced by Feigelfeld and Simon Lubinski. The film follows Aleksandra Cwen as goat-herder Albrun, who leads a secluded life in a remote part of the 15th-century Alps, an area which is fraught with belief in witches and fear of heathens and other non-Christian cultures. The film, an international co-production between Germany and Austria, premiered at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on 22 September 2017, and received a wide release in Germany on 17 May 2018. It received positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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