It's 1630 and William, his wife Katherine and their children have been forced to move from their settlement to a farm in New England situated on the edge of a mysterious, but terrifying forest. They are God-fearing Puritans, who just wish to lead a simple life and spend their hours harvesting crops. However, it isn't long before their crops begin to weaken and the farm animals develop disturbing and unnatural behaviours. Things take a horrific turn when the couple's young baby disappears without a trace while daughter Thomasin was playing with him. She's accused of dabbling in witchcraft by her own family, though she takes it upon herself to uncover the dark magic that surrounds them and retrieve her sibling. Meanwhile, her brother is suffering under demonic possession. Can this family unite to fight against this plague of evil? Or will it ultimately draw them apart?
'The Witch' is a spine-chilling horror directed and written by Robert Eggers in his full-length film debut. Such is the captivating dread of this stunningly shot terror-fest, that it won the Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival where it was also nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. The film is set to hit US movie theaters sometime in 2016.
Starring: Ralph Ineson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Julian Richings, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson