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Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2016)

The Witch
The key to surviving in a Puritan society was accusing as many people of witchcraft as you could.
Unfortunately, any accusation of necromancy in this horror movie would fall directly on relatives.
Excommunicated from their New England colony, William (Ralph Ineson), his wife (Kate Dickie), their eldest Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings relocate to an isolated homestead adjacent to a forest.
When the newborn and the eldest son disappear and the family's goat starts speaking to the children, rumours of sorcery start circulating with Thomasin as the prime suspect.
An unnerving but authentic look at family life in 17th century, this multi-layered slow-burner embodies the dialect, dress and superstitions of the pious of those paranoid times.
Meanwhile, the subversive script is supplemented by haunting imagery, restrained direction and notable performances.
Mind you, any demon ordering you to dance naked in the woods is probably recording it from the bushes.
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