Gretel and Hansel (2020)

Original title

Gretel & Hansel

Directed by

Oz Perkins

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, cinematic fairy tale, thriller film

Country

South Africa, United States, Ireland, Canada

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1,582 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two siblings get lost in a forest and find a witch's home. The older sister must protect her brother while facing strange and menacing forces.

slow-burndarksinisteratmosphericbleakdreamlikecreepytensevisually lush

What happens

Gretel & Hansel (also known as Gretel & Hansel: A Grim Fairy Tale) is a 2020 dark fantasy horror film directed by Osgood Perkins and written by Rob Hayes, based on the German fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm. Sophia Lillis and Sam Leakey portray the titular characters, with Alice Krige and Jessica De Gouw also starring. The film follows the siblings Gretel and Hansel as they become lost in the forest and then stumble upon the home of a witch. Gretel & Hansel was released in the United States on 31 January 2020, by United Artists Releasing. The film grossed $22.3 million worldwide against a $5 million production budget and received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its visuals and cinematography as well as the horror elements and acting, but criticism for its pacing and screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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