Fréwaka (2024)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 103 minuten
Country:
Ireland
Directed by: Aislinn Clarke
Stars: Clare Monnelly, Bríd Ní Neachtain and Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya
IMDb score:
6,1 (3.073)
Releasedate: 25 April 2025
Fréwaka plot
Caregiver Shoo is haunted by a past trauma. She is sent to a remote village to care for an elderly woman with agoraphobia. She is also afraid of her neighbors and of a folkloric myth surrounding entities. The woman believes she was kidnapped by them years ago. Shoo creates a bond with the woman, but also becomes consumed by her superstition and paranoia.
Actors and actresses
Shoo
Peig
Éilis
Majella
The Mother
Young Peig
Bus Driver
Seán
Méabh
Reviews & comments
shugenja
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I remember the first time I saw an Irish horror film (dead meat 2010). It wasn't great but you can see an upward trend. This Frewaka strikes the right uncomfortable tone. I find superstition and madness, if well acted and filmed with a solid story, particularly effective for a truly scary horror film. Frewaka delivers sublimely on these points. Add to that the mysterious Gaelic language and you have an entertaining movie.
However, the pace is sometimes just a bit too slow and the use of mainly a house as a location is both a strength (it creates a claustrophobic feeling and you are somewhat locked in, just like the old woman) and a weakness. All in all, you can say that Irish folk horror has matured in this one as far as I'm concerned.
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