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A Balasaur Score of 59 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 63%, Metacritic 64/100. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic64/100
1,615 audience votes
Key crew
- Osgood PerkinsDirector
- Rob HayesScreenplay
- Robin CoudertOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sophia LillisGretel
- Samuel LeakeyHansel
- Alice KrigeWitch
- Jessica De GouwYoung Witch
- Charles BabalolaThe Hunter
- Fiona O'ShaughnessyMother
- Donncha CrowleyMaster Stripp
- Jonathan GunningEmaciated Man
- Beatrix PerkinsClicky
- Abdul AlshareefAnother Knight
- Manuel PomboAnother Knight
- Ian KennyMounted Knight
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Themes
witchfairy talewoodstalewitchcraftdark fantasybased on fairy talefolk horrorre-imaginingbrother sister relationshipsupernatural power