The Witch (2015)
The Witch (2015)
“The Witch” (also stylized as “The VVitch: A New-England Folktale”) is a 2015 American-Canadian horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers in his directorial debut. 
The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her breakout role, alongside Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson.
The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her breakout role, alongside Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson.Set in 1630s New England, “The Witch” tells the story of a Puritan family that is exiled from their plantation over a religious dispute.
They move to a remote farm on the edge of a dark, dense forest, where they hope to build a new life. However, their isolation soon leads to a series of disturbing events.
They move to a remote farm on the edge of a dark, dense forest, where they hope to build a new life. However, their isolation soon leads to a series of disturbing events.The family’s baby mysteriously disappears, and their crops fail, leading to growing paranoia and fear. The teenage daughter, Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy), is accused of witchcraft by her own family as tensions rise and mistrust grows. As the family unravels, they begin to suspect that a malevolent force is lurking in the woods, preying on their fears and weaknesses.
