The Old Ways
Film202090 min

The Old Ways

Taste attributes: fantasyhorrordramamonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarycomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, unsavoury horror film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.6 /10

TMDB · 182 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origin, travels to her ancestral home in Veracruz to investigate a story of sorcery and healing. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim she's the devil incarnated.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Brigitte Kali CanalesAndrea CortésJulian LermaSal LopezJulia Vera

Details

Genre
Fantasy
Year
2020
Runtime
90 min
Status
Released
Studio
Soapbox Films
Taste scores
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