Don’t Be So Political: THE WITCH (2016)

Runtime: 92 mins | Release Year: 2016 | Rating: R | Genre(s): Drama, History, Horror, Mystery
Production Country: USA | Original Language: English

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member’s faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.

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Don’t Be So Political is a monthly film series that engages with films through a political lens. Each screening is preceded by an expert Q&A. Hosted by Zach Wortzman

“When I sleep my spirit slips away from my body and dances naked with The Devil.”

A theological squabble exposes a pilgrim family to the hardships of survival. When their infant son vanishes, the family descends into paranoid suspicion that black magic may be present.

Director Robert Eggers’ first feature film won him the Directing Award at Sundance and introduced us to Anya Taylor-Joy in her first major role. And then there’s Black Phillip. All hail Black Phillip. (ZACH WORTZMAN)

 

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Cast/Crew Info
Director:
Robert Eggers | Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger