Excellent horror tale that burrowed under my skin early on and stayed there after the credits rolled. Great performances and a wicked tone distinguish this unnerving Irish-language folk horror and create a waking nightmare that slowly eats the protagonist - and the viewer - alive.

Highly recommended for fans of slow-burn, atmospheric horror. Aislinn Clarke is definitely a director to watch.

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Generational trauma and folk tales passed down over the decades through whispers and closed doors. Fréwaka’s intentional depiction of the fae is already a real treat to see in a contemporary film, but it becomes all the more of a standout thanks to its commitment to having the dialogue spoken almost entirely in Irish. Sometimes films with creatures have a tendency to lean into the loud and the bloody, but Aislinn Clarke wisely ensures her film feels much more like a haunting. Its layered sound design and marrying of religious and fae imagery does a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to scares. For me, those elements compound into something that had me turning all the lights on in my house after the credits started to roll. There is something here that is so eerie and difficult to sit with, it’s hard not to feel a little paranoid afterwards.

I’m sold immediately on Irish folk-horror. I didn’t know much about this going in, just a few liked reviews and then saw it featured on Shudder. It’s a beautifully shot and remarkably acted slow burn, as you would expect from a folk horror tale. Genuinely unsettling at times and pays off extremely well at the end. Already planning a rewatch soon with the lights off and my full attention.

The sound design in this is crazy. Really solid folk horror.

Slow-burn queer Irish folk horror. Extremely my shit

You don't know what punishment is.

I really wanted to like this a lot more than I did. I liked how atmospheric and moody it was, it did a good job making everything feel creepy. Ultimately though it felt really unsatisfying and never really came together for me. It raised a lot of mysteries but didn't bother to answer most of them and I felt like it wasted a lot of opportunities to be much scarier.

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And yet another cautionary tale/warning to not make deals with the devil! The payment is always greater than the reward.
Every. Time.

This narrative felt fresh though. The characters & the relationships amongst them were expertly laid out. I liked the way the film looked, & the score.

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IMO this story is metaphorical for facing down & working through one’s own past history, in order to fully live in the present, & move forward. Fréwaka literally means “roots”.

Much better than the director’s last film “The Devil’s Doorway”.