Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- oppressive
- eerie
- surreal
- arthouse horror night
- historical fantasy viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly admire the film's potent imagery, oppressive atmosphere, and supernatural engagement with colonial violence, while finding its compressed escalation uneven.
What sets it apart
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Rosa seeks justice through the sorcerers' organization of Chiloé, led by its king.
Critics specifically praise the film's visually dark, oppressive imagery, while the story places violence and supernatural events in shadowy environments.
After her father is attacked and authorities fail to help, Rosa turns to sorcery for redress.
The plot follows an Indigenous girl harmed by German settlers and their farm foreman in late nineteenth-century Chile.
Films like Sorcery, and why
The Head Hunter
historical folk horror, colonial violence, indigenous resistance, and oppressive atmosphere
The Devil's Bath
period supernatural drama using folklore to examine oppression and cultural conflict
Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse
surreal historical horror with marginalized protagonists confronting violent social systems
The Nightingale
indigenous-centered supernatural storytelling shaped by colonial history and ritual imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Christopher Murray
- Release Date
- 2024-06-14
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (14)
Cast
- Valentina Véliz Caileo
- Daniel Antivilo
- Sebastian Hülk
- Daniel Muñoz
- Annick Durán
- Manuela Oyarzún
- Neddiel Munoz Millalonco
- Pedro Cayupel
- Richar Ojeda
- Juan Cayupel
Common questions
- What is Sorcery about?
- On nineteenth-century Chiloé, an Indigenous girl pursues justice through a feared sorcerers' kingdom after settler violence destroys her family.
- What is Sorcery like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sorcery as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sorcery violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sorcery as brutal.
- What did critics think of Sorcery?
- Critics broadly admire the film's potent imagery, oppressive atmosphere, and supernatural engagement with colonial violence, while finding its compressed escalation uneven.
- Which films are like Sorcery?
- Films with a similar feel include The Head Hunter, The Devil's Bath, Hagazussa: A Heathen's Curse, and The Nightingale.
- How long is Sorcery?
- Sorcery runs 101 minutes.
