Sorcery

A richly rendered story of anticolonial score-settling in 19th century Chile that dabbles in magical realism, folk horror and fairytale iconography.

On the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa's father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organisation of sorcerers. Based on actual 19th century witchcraft trials in Chile, Sorcery is haunting, shocking, and dripping with atmosphere.

Featuring a stunning lead performance from Valentina Véliz Caileo as a young girl using otherworldly powers to avenge her father’s brutal death, Sorcery examines a fractured family dynamic colliding with supernatural elements. Its depiction of a community beholden to superstitious belief recalls the Wicker Man. Beautifully photographed, haunting and dripping with atmosphere, it is an evocative, shocking, and engrossing experience.