Witch Hunt

"Burn that witch."

2021 1h 32m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 289

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Synopsis

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In a modern America where witches are real and witchcraft is illegal, a sheltered teenager must face her own demons and prejudices as she helps two young witches avoid law enforcement and cross the southern border to asylum in Mexico.

“Burn that witch.”

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Cast

Gideon Adlon
Claire
Abigail Cowen
Fiona
Elizabeth Mitchell
Martha
Echo Campbell
Shae
Cameron Crovetti
Corey
Nicholas Crovetti
George
Lulu Antariksa
Jen
Natasha Tina Liu
Megan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elle Callahan
Writers: Elle Callahan
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elle Callahan, shot by Nico Aguilar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Martin Macphail. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick Garnham Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Gideon Adlon and Abigail Cowen and Elizabeth Mitchell carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Burn that witch.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10160974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Elle Callahan directs. Nico Aguilar behind the camera. Martin Macphail scores. Nick Garnham Wright cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Elle Callahan, shot by Nico Aguilar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Martin Macphail. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nick Garnham Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gideon Adlon and Abigail Cowen and Elizabeth Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Burn that witch.".
7IMDB entry: tt10160974 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nico Aguilar
Original score: Martin Macphail
Editing: Nick Garnham Wright
Production design: Holly Trotta
Costume design: Joanna David
Makeup / hair: Carrie Mercado
VFX supervisor: Zach Zombek
Sound: Elle Callahan
Stunt coordinator: Paul Anthony Scott
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $56,415
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Witch Hunt (2021)

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Filipe Manuel Neto2022-06-18
★ 2/10
The problem with this film is in the plot: starting from a wrong premise, the whole plot ends up going wrong. There are certain films that we, even with all our good will, cannot find that fulfill what is necessary to be decent. This movie is one of them, and it's almost entirely to blame for a sadly poorly written plot, which pushes all the barriers of logic to create a story without any meaning. Normally, I save the technical aspects of a film for the end of my reviews, but this time it's precisely here that Ill start, because in fact it's in the production values and the visual effects and CGI that the film seems to me the most well-crafted. The movie doesn't have a good budget, but the effects are believable and look good enough. The settings aren't a problem either, being a story set in our time, and in an uncertain location in the American Midwest. The editing is regular, the pace is pleasant, and the music does what it needs to. The cast is mostly female, with the best performances coming from the hands of Elizabeth Mitchell and Gideon Adlon. There are still some other actresses who try to do what they can, but the youth of the cast does not allow for great dramatic efforts, nor does the lightness of the film truly demand it. But what really defeats this film is its plot: the film tries to recreate, in our time, the witch hunt fever that existed, occasionally, in some places in Christendom during the 15th to 17th centuries. This movement has more ancient roots: the Christian religion has always condemned the practices of witchcraft, and there are laws against witches in many ancient societies and civilizations, all the way back to the Roman Empire. The last woman to be officially executed for witchcraft in Europe was in 1782, and there are still modern countries, especially those with an Islamic religion, that formally condemn witchcraft in their penal codes. It just so happens that it just doesn't make any sense to try to recreate the witch hunt in a country like the USA, so openly democratic and defender of the individual freedoms of citizens. Even if we assume that magic exists and witchcraft is real (and there are many people today who believe this), it is inconceivable that a democratic country could ban magic or the practice of witchcraft, even for negative purposes. It's almost like forbidding someone to swear and curse: as wrong as it may be, it's a right that no one can take away from me, if I'm not offending anyone. I find it inconceivable that the US Congress would pass a constitutional amendment banning witchcraft, and that undermines everything the film tries to do afterwards. It just doesn't make sense. Summary: The problem with this film is in the plot: starting from a wrong premise, the whole plot ends up going wrong.

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