Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Gretel and Hansel (2020)



Released January 31st in the US.
Filmed in Ireland and Canada.
The story: Sister and brother Gretel and Hansel live in the country with their poor mother.
Gretel looks for work but is unable to take the jobs offered to her.
This upsets their mother till she finally boots them both out of the house.
Now on their own, Gretel and Hansel look for food and shelter.
After almost being attacked they are saved and taken in by a kind hunter who feeds them and sends them off in the right direction.
But on their way, they are hungry and tired.
That is when they happen upon the home of a witch.
She welcomes the young siblings into her home as she has an abundance of food.
The witch begins teaching Gretel her magic, powers Gretel wants to master.
But her motives aren't exactly completely pleasing to Gretel, as they involve taking the life of her beloved brother.
Stars Giulia Doherty, Jessica DeGouw, Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey , Donncha Crowley,  Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Charles Babalola, Alice Krige, Jonathan Gunning, Jonathan Delaney Tynan
Directed by Oz Perkins
Rated PG13
FANTASY/HORROR/MYSTERY

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