We really liked this movie. You can see where it's drawing on some the vibes of recent folk horror movies like The VVitch, The Ritual, and Midsommer, but it goes somewhere very different. It's an engaging exploration of the horrors of small town prejudice and misogyny in modern Slovakia.
The cinematography is beautiful, contrasting spectacular sweeping shots of the mountains with tight, almost claustrophobic handheld camera work for the scenes with the small minded villagers. The juxtaposition of the almost medieval actions of the townspeople with the modern highway that ran right by the village in certain shots was almost shocking as you are reminded that this is indeed modern times.
The two lead actresses are both great individually and together as they have amazing (if at times confusing) chemistry. The story moved at a good pace. Overall, we thought it was good full stop, not just "pretty good for a foreign film." Definitely worth a watch!
The cinematography is beautiful, contrasting spectacular sweeping shots of the mountains with tight, almost claustrophobic handheld camera work for the scenes with the small minded villagers. The juxtaposition of the almost medieval actions of the townspeople with the modern highway that ran right by the village in certain shots was almost shocking as you are reminded that this is indeed modern times.
The two lead actresses are both great individually and together as they have amazing (if at times confusing) chemistry. The story moved at a good pace. Overall, we thought it was good full stop, not just "pretty good for a foreign film." Definitely worth a watch!