# Gretel & Hansel (2020)

> A visually hypnotic folk-horror reimagining in which a desperate sister and her younger brother enter a witch’s house and confront the frightening costs of power.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/378165

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Horror, Fantasy
- Director: Osgood Perkins
- Cast: Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw, Charles Babalola, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Donncha Crowley, Jonathan Gunning
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9086228/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, brooding, foreboding, late night horror viewing, dark fairy tale marathon

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