Veneno para las hadas

Plot synopsis:
La película empieza en blanco y negro. Una niña mata a una adulta cortándole el cuello con un cuchillo. La sangre se ve roja y fuerte.Resulta que es un cuento que le están contando a una niña, a quien le dicen que la niña era una bruja en realidad. Flavia Goribar (Elsa María) es la nueva alumna en el colegio, aunque ya está avanzado, y ni siquiera tiene uniforme. La profesora le dice que se siente al lado de Verónica (Ana Patricia Rojo) por el momento. Verónica le dice a Flavia que su nombre es de araña, ya que ella tiene una araña en casa que se llama así.La abuelita (Marcela Páez) manda a Verónica a ir a bañarse. La criada se encarga de Verónica, le da la cena y le lee libros de brujas. La madre de Verónica murió en un accidente de coche, y la niña casi no se acuerda de ella. Flavia también se despide para irse a dormir de su madre (Lilia Aragón) y su padre (Sergio Bustamante). Esta niña no reza, ya que su madre que sólo rezan las niñas que tienen miedo. Nana (Carmela Stein) le cuenta a Verónica que una vez oyó a un fantasma, y que también vio una vez a uno. La niña quiere saber cómo se hace un pacto con el diablo.En el colegio, la señorita Ellis (Rocío Lazcano) va a coger una caja que Verónica le pidió. La niña se entretiene haciendo muecas. La profesora de Verónica tiene que irse unos meses para atender a un familiar enfermo, y Verónica lo oye. En clase, las niñas tienen que copiar el mapa de Francia. Verónica parece adivinar qué va a pasar, y dice a Flavia que es un búho. Verónica le dice que el búho está disecado. Nana manda a las niñas a jugar al jardín. Flavia no la quiere creer, pero Verónica le dice que que ella supiera lo que iba a pasar con Miss Ellis es parte de lo que el búho - que sólo habla de noche - le dijo. Verónica le dice a Flavia que ella es una bruja, y le manda guardar el secreto. Esa noche, Flavia le pregunta a su padre si existen las brujas, y él le dice que no. Su padre le dice que todo es superstición.Flavia tiene que estudiar piano, aunque no le guste. Va a casa de la profesora, Madame Rickard (Blanca Lidia Muñoz), que protesta porque siempre llega tarde. Madame enhebra un ovillo de lana mientras Flavia toca una serenata. La profesora le promete galletas si toca bien la canción.Otro día, Flavia y Verónica hacen un castillo de arena en el jardín. Flavia dice que seguro que Verónica había oído el chisme en alguna parte, porque su padre le dice que las brujas no existen. Verónica insiste en que ella es una bruja vieja y horrible. Los padres de Verónica están muertos, y la niña vive con su abuela. Verónica le pregunta si realmente no le daría miedo que ella se convirtiese en bruja. Verónica se esconde y Flavia ve a la abuela de Verónica. Flavia chilla y sale corriendo. Nana (Araceli de León) riñe a Verónica, que sabe de sobra que no puede jugar dentro de casa. Además, la abuela no quiere que nadie la vea y Nana obliga a Verónica a pedir perdón a la abuelita.Esa noche, Flavia tiene pesadillas. La rama de un árbol la asusta; sale corriendo y se encuentra un pájaro que viene del pasillo. Se abraza a su madre, que tiene manos de monstruo con garras afiladas: es una bruja (Leonor Llausás). Flavia se despierta sudando, y su madre la consuela. La madre le dice que todo fue una pesadilla. Verónica amenaza a Flavia por si ella dice algo. Flavia pide a su amiga que haga un encantamiento para que se acaben las clases de piano. Verónica monta un akelarre con sangre de ambas y velas negras.Dos niñas de la clase se ríen de las pretensiones de Verónica de ser bruja. Verónica le presta su caja de colores con una serpiente dentro. La directora, Miss Aragón (María Santander), le recuerda a Verónica de que ya estaba advertida de que podían expulsarla si volvía a portarse mal. Verónica lo niega todo y le echa la culpa a Flavia, que lo acepta. Flavia se queda en una habitación hasta que sus padres vayan a recogerla.Su abuela le da libros a Verónica que eran de su madre. Flavia toca mientras Madame Rickard prepara una taza de té. Madame Rickard está en el suelo, muerta. La madre sabía que eso le podía pasar, porque Madame Rickard ya había tenido dos infartos, fumaba como un carretero y no se cuidaba nada. Los padres piensan que la niña no aceptará a otra profesora porque quería muchísimo a Madame Rickard. En el funeral, es un día frío, lluvioso. Alguien abre el ataud para ver la cara de la profesora, y Flavia se desmaya. Su perro Hippy está en su cama, y Verónica visita a la enferma. La madre sale con Hippy. Flavia quería no volver a ver a Madame Rickard, pero no quería que se muriera. Verónica insiste en el secreto: el demonio se le aparecerá si Flavia dice algo. Verónica siente envidia de tantos juguetes que sus padres le regalan a Flavia. Verónica quiere llevarse a Betty, la muñeca favorita de Flavia; cuando Flavia no se la regala, Verónica dice que ela es capaz de entrar de noche por la ventana y robar la muñeca.Es medianoche. El reloj despierta a Flavia. Flavia ve el fantasma de Verónica con la muñeca, y la muñeca ya no está en su caja, sino que está alguien que abre los ojos. Flavia despierta y la muñeca está en su sitio. Flavia llora. Una niña le da a Flavia la pluma que se había dejado olvidada.Nana dice que vio a una momia. Verónica dice que Flavia le regaló la pluma, que parece de oro. Verónica quiere que Flavia se convierta en su esclava. Verónica lleva a Flavia a ver momias.Nana le dice que las hadas no se llevan bien con las brujas, que las matan. Verónica se pone a comer fruta para no tener que esperar por la comida que Nana está haciendo. Nana le dice que las brujas hacen veneno para las hadas en el caldero.Verónica amenaza a Flavia con que ella quiere ir al rancho a ver el estanque con patos y los caballos. La madrastra de Flavia empieza a preocuparse por la insana amistad entre las dos niñas. Al final, Verónica se va de vacaciones al rancho. Verónica siente envidia de la riqueza del padre de Flavia. Flavia enseña el pajar a Verónica. Verónica ve el cementerio del pueblo y quiere ir a verlo.Verónica y Flavia buscan a Toño (Ernesto Schwartz). Verónica busca un caldero, que lleva al pajar, para hacer un veneno que mate a las hadas. Esconden el caldero debajo de la paja en el alpendre de arriba del pajar al que muchas veces va Flavia a esconderse cuando no quiere ver a nadie. Verónica dice que tienen que buscar patas de araña, lagartijas, ceniza... hervirlo todo y con el olor de ese potingue matar a las hadas. A una iglesia abandonada van a buscar lagartijas. Otro día, se ensucian buscando un sapo, y la madrastra de Flavia les riñe porque se han destrozado los zapatos y huelen mal.Para buscar una serpiente, al final Verónica empuja a que Flavia robe una serpiente muerte que hay en la choza del capataz Toño, que tiene disecada en la pared un trozo de piel de serpiente.Además, Verónica insiste en ir al cementerio de noche con Flavia, pra demostrarle al demonio que no le tienen miedo. Cogen un candil, y para allá se van las dos en plena noche. Toño pilla a las dos niñas en el cementerio. El padre les riñe; Flavia le dice que querían tierra para matar a las hadas; Verónica dice que sólo era un juego. El padre las castiga a las dos, y Verónica promete vengarse.Verónica está columpiándose sola. Flavia intenta reconciliarse con ella, pero Verónica sigue enfadadísima. La madrastra de Flavia le dice que Hippy está cada día más travieso: se había subido al coche y el padre lo rescató.Es el último día de vacaciones y van a hacer el veneno para las hadas. A cambio de ver cómo se hace la poción, Verónica exige que Flavia le regale a Hippy. Flavia lo hace, llorando. Verónica juega ahora con Hippy, igual que antes era Flavia quien lo hacía.Es de noche, y van a hacer el conjuro. Como no tienen un gato negro, Verónica se lleva a Hippy, que intenta rebelarse y ladra. En el pajar, las niñas encienden velas y preparan un quinqué para hacer el caldo. Mientras Verónica trabaja en el caldero, Flavia, desde la entrada en el piso de abajo del pajar, realmente ve que la sombra de Verónica es la de una bruja monstruosa que se ríe malignamente.Flavia coge una vela encendida y prende fuego a la paja seca. Por si acaso, también retira la escalera de mano, único punto de entrada y salida al piso de arriba. Coge a Hippy y cierra la puerta del pajar con el cerrojo. El fuego está ya muy extendido cuando Verónica nota algo - la niña se asusta y empieza a suplicarle a Flavia que vuelva a ayudarle. El humo empieza a hacerla tosar. Flavia permanece afuera sujetando a Hippy, sin decir ni hacer nada. Verónica golpea una ventana, pero sólo consigue cortarse y ahcerse sangre en las muñecas.Verónica llora y llora, pero Flavia permance impasible; más bien sonríe un poquito abrazada a Hippy. Todo el pajar está ya en llamas - a la luz del incendio, Flavia está tranquila y sonríe.---- Escrito por KrystelClaire

Tags: paranormal, fantasy, murder, sadist

Review:
Word of advice: if you're looking for a genuine horror film with decent scares and gore, don't expect any of those things in this movie.
"Poison for the fairies" is not a horror movie, although it was advertised as one.
It was directed by the well known Mexican horror director Carlos Enrique Taboada, which probably led to some misinterpretation when it came out.
I would probably label this movie as an exceedingly captivating, charming and stylish adventure/family/dark-comedy with some mildly disturbing situations here and there.
Other than that, I would never recommend this film to anyone who is in the mood for real horror.
As a matter of fact, I think this movie is in reality suitable for all audiences, including children.
The final scene is a little bit wicked, that's true, but the rest of the story is somehow childish and naive in a good way.
Even though this film ended up being poles apart from what I was actually expecting, I must say that this film is charming and lovable in a way that I would have never imagined."Poison for the fairies", is some kind of wicked fairy tale about two little girls who become friends, despite the fact that there entirely unlike.
Flavia is the nice, innocent girl who doesn't know anyone at school and has no friends.
On the other hand, Veronica is a weird and yet sweet-looking blonde schoolgirl who happens to be fixated with witches and all kinds of sinister things.
Regardless, Veronica doesn't seem to care and she even claims to be a witch herself!.
At first, Flavia doesn't trust her friend's menacing side, but eventually, she becomes a victim of Veronica's delusional reality and constant charades, until she finally ends up believing what is clearly a lie.
In "Poison for the fairies", we see this amusing friendship that connects these two little girls and their deplorable attempts for black magic.
"Poison for the fairies" is a movie that reminded me of some of some Italian horror films, due to its artistic virtues and antique settings.
"Poison for the fairies" is a very naïve adventure/family/horror fairy tale that shows a magical and dark world seen by an untrained and hopeless little girl who sees an alternative reality.
The circumstances that Flavia and Veronica undergo to during the course of this film, are adorably entertaining.
I'll never understand why "Poison for the fairies" is actually measured as a horror film by some people.
The only scenes that may have a little share of horror, are the ones in which the figure of a creepy witch appears very quickly.
Also, the final minutes are a little bit too dark and dramatic for a movie that didn't prepare the audience for something like that and it was the only thing I didn't enjoy that much.
Be prepared to enjoy a dark comedy for children, with a very unexpected and powerful ending..
A Very Good, Tense, Fantastic, and Scary Film.
Veneno Para las Hadas is a very good horror/fantasy movie.
It's very psychological too because Graciela (Ana Patricia Rojo) constantly submits her new friend Fabiola (Elsa Maria Gutierrez) through extortion forcing her to believe her that she is a witch and bad things could happen to Fabiola if she doesn't give her what she wants.
Graciela is an orphan who listens to her grandmother's horrific fairy tales and her nanny's knowledge about withces and pacts with the devil.
Graciela learns a lot about witchcraft and uses her knowledge against Fabiola, the daughter of a rich family, who is new in the all-girls private school where the two first meet.
Contrary to Graciela, Fabiola is brought up in a very modern way being told that ghosts, demons and witches don't exist.
Knowing this Graciela forces Fabiola into giving her the things she wants on basis of her being a witch and there is more convincement by Fabiola when a strange coincidence totally convinces Fabiola that her new friend is indeed a witch.
Fabiola changes from skeptic of everything (including prayers) to a believer of ghosts and witches.The movie is set apart by only the main character's points of view because we never see the faces of the adults, we only see them in unnatural ways or in very low light.
Even though Graciela appears to be evil, she and Fabiola are still very young and childish in their behavior.A great musical score by Carlos Jimenez Mabarak delivers a fairy tale-like atmosphere to the already beautiful cinematography by Lupe Garcia.
Set in early 60's Mexico City and the Tlaxcala woods, Veneno para las adas is a fairy tale by itself.
A very dark one anyways, like the ones the Nana tells Graciela before going to bed..
I'm a fan of horror flicks, and I must say that "Veneno para las hadas" is the scariest film in 80's Mexican cinema.
Horror films were very popular at that time, films such as "Friday the 13th", "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "Halloween" -and their sequels- followed the same plot, you know a boogyman killing everyone around, except a virgin heroine.
"Veneno para las hadas" has a flawless direction, some false scares, and very good acting; this movie is for those who believe in witchcraft, devil, and in good horror.
Its a great psichological Horror film!!!!!!.
This movie is Mexican and its one of the few that im very proud to have made in my country out in this genere.
The director for this movie worked also on another Mexican alltime classic called "HASTA EL VIENTO TIENE MIEDO", Im very proud to own both movies and recommend them plenty to you all out there who loved movies like "The Others" and "Ring".
So this little girl starts to tell the other one that she knows witches are alive and that they should make some poison for the witches, both little girls act in a very adult manner and they deliver a great performance.
Great witch film.
The acting is good, expect a solid performance by a young Ana Patricia Rojo.
There are some scary scenes, and the twisting end will shock you.
Recommended for fans of the horror genre..
At first, Poison for the Fairies may remind American viewers of the classic "Wonderful World of Disney" feature films, leading some people to believe they have been tricked into watching a children's movie.
It is instead an atmospheric, absorbing fairy tale about two little girls and their intense, unsettling friendship--if one can rightly call a relationship based on psychological dominance as "friendly." The plot is deceptively simple: Lonely, aristocratic Flavia comes to a new school, where she instantly grabs the attention of Veronica, a girl from a lower-class family, who pretends to be a witch in order to comfort herself for a lack of power in the real world.
All the other girls have long since learned to ignore Veronica, but Flavia is just innocent enough to believe that Veronica truly is a witch, her beliefs helped along once several macabre coincidences seem to reinforce Veronica's claims that she possesses black magic.
Gradually the line between childhood friendship and a master and slave is blurred, and Veronica's games of make-believe witchcraft have filled Flavia with a fear and despair that are far too real.People who expect a traditional horror film will definitely be disappointed in Poison for the Fairies.
Visually, the film looks dated, and certain stylistic techniques (particularly the lengths to which the camera goes in avoiding the faces of adults) seem a little hackneyed.
But all in all, this is a film of culminating, creepy horror building to a shocking but inevitable denouement, and well worth a watch..
Mere words cannot describe this film.
If someone described this film to me I probably wouldn't have expected much, but I would have been sorely mistaken.
Two little girls strike a friendship.
On and on the movie drags with the pointless interaction between the two little girls, with many a dramatic cut away as they pose "shocking" questions.
You know, the kind sweet little children shouldn't ask, such as, "How do you make a deal with the devil"?
creepy.In the end, the pushover is sick of being controlled by her witchy friend.
Her belief that her friend is a witch leads to a tragic end.
But by the time it comes, you won't care in the least.I can imagine this film may have been frightening to a very religious 1960s Mexican moviegoer, but it doesn't even hold up as a charming relic.
It is not to be watched.There are many here who have a lot of good things to say about it, based on their knowledge of the director's other works and, of course, that common denominator everyone says about pointless films: "Ah, the cinematography is wonderful!" Those reviewers probably have a point.
But for the ones who found this movie with no prior knowledge, who don't care about its "photography," its "atmosphere" or its...whatever else it has -- for these viewers, then, who just want a *good* movie that will entertain them for an hour and a half, do yourselves a favour, folks: Skip it..
This Mexican horror/fantasy is a tale told from a child's perspective, so much so that all of the adult characters in the story are only ever partially shown – an arm, a leg, a hand, etc.
It focuses on two young girls who meet at a Catholic school, one of whom claims to be a witch.
Events transpire to back this up somewhat and so both of them then go on an extended search for ingredients to make a poison that will kill fairies, who are traditional enemies of witches.This is quite far from being a straight horror film.
It is certainly an interesting work from a stylistic perspective, yet not much really happens in its runtime and it does consequently drag somewhat at times.
Its punctuated by some dreamlike imagery of witches and the like and these add some atmosphere.
Well, gone my "abuse" is, but it does not change my impression that Carlos Enrique Taboada's "horror" films are insufferable: this one, "Hasta el viento tiene miedo" and "El libro de piedra" are metaphors of the (very boring and bored) petty bourgeoisie's fears, that Taboada expressed following the rules of the horror genre and that, in the end, are more foolish than horrific.
This time, a very rich girl and her not quite rich friend play at being witches in an endless succession of silly scenes of events that are supposed to be scary.
If there is a more simple way to read this tale, one may assume that not-too-rich Veronica envies richer Flavia, who has a big room for herself, a dog called Hippie, a gold pen, a ranch by a lake, and a big doll that she carries around like a 4-5 year old girl.
Veronica is so mean and bitchy that she enjoys frightening Flavia to gain control over her.
Since most of the time they are bored to death, these two little girls have nothing else to do but "Satanic rites" to kill people, or get the ingredients to make a poison for the fairies.
So beware, don't be a fairy and avoid this poisonous film..
Very little horror but what a strong ending.
The movie is filmed in Mexico taking place during the sixties.
We have Flavia an aristocratic girl of 11 being the new kid on the block.
She befriends Veronica, pretty blonde and angelic face who lives with her grandmother and nanny.
Veronica is not really popular in school with the other kids claiming she is a witch.
Much to Flavia's surprise the spell actually works but not like she wanted it.
Flavia who is kind-hearted feels guilty and Veronica handily takes advantage of that, manipulating her friend to do things she never dared or give away things that are dear to Flavia.
How long can Flavia take the psychological domination from her friend?
The movie really isn't for the ones expecting horror even the atmosphere is one of a youth drama.
The whole movie is focused on the 2 girls (I don't think there is any scene which doesn't have either Flavia or Veronica in it) which is even enforced by rarely showing the faces of the adults.
There is lots of scenes (different places outside in mostly sunny landscapes) where the girls gather the most strange ingredients to eventually make the poison for fairies.
According to Veronica fairies are the enemies of witches that's why she wants them dead.
Most of the scenes look pretty innocent even lovely, fun between two friends.
During the whole movie I thought about giving it a 7 or 7,5 but that ending was so good I give it an 8/10..
The leading girls are quite nice, but I cannot say that there is a lot of chemistry between them.
There are a lot of moments when Flavia succumbs to Veronica's manipulation against her own will.
Also, the idea not to show the adult's faces was OKish, but it was also realized not in a great way.
I just can't believe that such harmless girl as Flavia will burn her friend and then will be happily staring at the fire burning.
There are many things I liked about this film...
the main thing being that everything that happens in the film is entirely plausible.
To me, that is an essential ingredient for a good suspense film (I would not classify this as a horror film, which to me, implies a lot of slash and gore...
although the film does open up with such a scene, it is incongruous with the rest of the story).
Another thing that I really liked was the way that we never see the faces of the adults, and in fact, rarely see their heads.
This technique allows us to focus on the children, and shows the adults as being peripheral to everything that is going on in the little girls' room.
I think the main theme is bullying, and it shows how easily a relationship like this can be established, not just among children.
I never had the idea that Flavia actually liked Veronica, but once she was convinced of Veroncia's powers (and again, this happened in a very convincing and plausible way), she was terrified of her and also felt beholden to her.
I love the way that the offhand remarks that the adults make in response to the children's questions about witches, the devil, etc.
form a part of the girls' psychological landscape, influencing their future actions.
A very atmospheric piece, with a lot of the action happening in broad daylight in very beautiful settings.
My husband wandered into the room several times while I was watching it without ever suspecting that I was watching a "horror" film..
To be honest, this movie scared the hell out of me when I was a young boy; kids are really easy to impress.
The truth is that "Veneno Para Las Hadas" is not scary at all but it focuses more on psychological horror and that's where it succeeds.
The atmosphere is creepy enough to tense the viewer and therefore it's easy to follow the events which lead to a memorable ending.
But keep in mind fellow IMDb user because this isn't a straight Horror movie; it suits better in the psychological horror section.
It deals with two young girls from a catholic school who are interested in witchcraft although they don't know the basics about it.
The "evil girl" character is a deep study from a child that has no attention from her family or friends; it's a tormented youth that tries to find equilibrium in something like witchcraft.
Ana Patricia Rojo delivers an excellent performance, no wonder why she's a great actress nowadays.This is by no means a scary movie, in fact, there are a few intentional scary scenes.
For example, the grandmother appearance in the dark is a chilling moment although the scene wasn't meant to be intentionally scary.
Good acting, good direction, creepy - dark atmosphere, and a convincing score.
For being a middle 80's Mexican "horror" movie, it's worth the watch.SPOILERS!!
The ending is a little shocking.
I would like to know by word of the writer if the good girl told the cops about her witch friend, or what were her reasons for killing her.
Worth checking out but keep in mind that it isn't a straight Horror movie.
If you like psychological horror, you will mostly enjoy it.
As I sit and think about Poison for the Fairies, I realize that I may not being fair with the film.
My rating of 3/10 may have more to do with my disappointment with the film than its actual quality or entertainment value.
Based on the plot description, reviews on IMDb, and the 7.6 IMDb rating, I would sure that I had stumbled on a little known gem.
For whatever reason, Poison for the Fairies all but put me to sleep.Poison for the Fairies is the story of two young girls in 1965 Mexico City.
One of the girls, Veronica, is a compulsive liar and tells her friend that she, Veronica, is a witch.
The other girl, Flavia, is so gullible that she believes and is frightened by everything her friend tells her.
In reality, nothing much happens and the film drags on and on as Veronica attempts to terrorize and dominate Flavia.
One commenter on IMDb described it as "the scariest film in 80's Mexican cinema".
My comment  if that's the case, there must not have been many horror films made in Mexico in the 80s.
Another commenter wrote, "Watch it if you wanna get scared." My comment  are you sure we're talking about the same movie?
The scene framing is especially annoying as director Carlos Enrique Taboada doesn't ever show the faces of any of the other characters.
Veronica and Flavia carry-on long, drawn-out conversations with members of their families and their teacher, but we never actually see these peoples' faces.