Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- foreboding
- brooding
- eerie
- late night horror viewing
- rainy evening
What sets it apart
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Two strangers present themselves as messengers of the Lord, becoming objects of communal hope and suspicion.
The central investigation leads beyond the edge of the known world and reframes the village's disappearances.
The film places disappearances, religious claims, and accusations of witchcraft within a remote Southern Italian village.
The nearby woods, mysterious disappearances, and hidden truth establish a sustained atmosphere of foreboding.
Films like Le Terre Incolte, and why
The Wicker Man
shared folk horror atmosphere, isolated rural community, and supernatural threat rooted in local belief
The Witch
shared dark fantasy, persecuted outsiders, religious symbolism, and a remote village confronting uncanny forces
A Dark Song
shared italian folk horror, rural dread, occult mystery, and a boundary between ordinary life and an unknown realm
Movie Details
- Director
- Mattia De Pascali
- Release Date
- 2025-10-03
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Donatella Reverchon
- Fabrizio Pugliese
- Denise Cimino
- Paola Medici
- Fabrizio La Monica
- Ivan Raganato
- Nik Manzi
- Andrea Cananiello
- Giustina De Iaco
- Diego Perrone
Common questions
- What is Le Terre Incolte about?
- A remote Apulian village turns to supposed holy messengers as one woman and two outsiders confront a supernatural mystery in the woods.
- What is Le Terre Incolte like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Le Terre Incolte as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Le Terre Incolte violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Le Terre Incolte as mild.
- Which films are like Le Terre Incolte?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wicker Man, The Witch, and A Dark Song.
- How long is Le Terre Incolte?
- Le Terre Incolte runs 99 minutes.
