Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- brooding
- oppressive
- late night horror viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Hagazussa as a visually striking, atmospheric, and adventurous folk horror experience, while acknowledging its sparse, slow, and deliberately enigmatic storytelling.
What sets it apart
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Albrun's isolation among rural communities is shaped by fear of witches, nature spirits, and ancient magic.
The film emphasizes the woods, mountains, sparse rural spaces, and prolonged quiet to create oppressive dread.
The story deliberately blurs magic, faith, madness, and paranoia rather than clarifying whether the supernatural is literal.
Critics specifically describe the film's horror as an exceptionally slow burn, with brooding terror and sparse plotting.
Films like Hagazussa, and why
The Witch
shared folk horror, historical rural isolation, witchcraft anxiety, and austere atmosphere
The Wicker Man
shared psychologically ambiguous supernatural horror, rural persecution, and immersive period atmosphere
The Lighthouse
shared slow cinema, nature-centered dread, enigmatic storytelling, and visually composed horror
November
shared European folk horror, pagan imagery, dreamlike terror, and disturbing body-centered grotesquerie
Movie Details
- Director
- Lukas Feigelfeld
- Release Date
- 2018-05-17
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (277)
Cast
- Aleksandra Cwen
- Claudia Martini
- Tanja Petrovsky
- Haymon Maria Buttinger
- Celina Peter
- Gerdi Marlen Simon
- Franz Stadler
- Thomas Petruo
- Judith Geerts
- Kilian Abeltshauser
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, MUBI, Shudder Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Hagazussa about?
- An austere alpine folk horror tale follows an isolated woman whose fight for sanity dissolves the boundary between witchcraft, faith, and madness.
- What is Hagazussa like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hagazussa as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hagazussa violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Hagazussa as graphic.
- What did critics think of Hagazussa?
- Critics broadly praised Hagazussa as a visually striking, atmospheric, and adventurous folk horror experience, while acknowledging its sparse, slow, and deliberately enigmatic storytelling.
- Which films are like Hagazussa?
- Films with a similar feel include The Witch, The Wicker Man, The Lighthouse, and November.
- How long is Hagazussa?
- Hagazussa runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Hagazussa?
- In United States, Hagazussa streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, MUBI, Shudder Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
