The Old Ways

• Horror
• Fantasy

A suffocating descent into ancestral trauma unfolds as Cristina, a Mexican-American journalist, returns to her family’s remote village in Veracruz, intending to report on traditional healing practices – only to become the unwilling subject of them. Accused of being a malevolent spirit tied to ancient witchcraft, she’s held captive, facing rituals meant to exorcise a darkness she doesn’t understand but feels deeply resonating within. The film distinguishes itself not through jump scares, but through a textured portrayal of indigenous beliefs colliding with modern skepticism, creating a pervasive sense of cultural and spiritual claustrophobia. It offers a uniquely unsettling exploration of identity, ancestral guilt, and the enduring power of folklore, where the line between healing and horror blurs, and the true source of evil remains agonizingly ambiguous.