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The Field Guide To Evil is a 2018 anthology horror film produced by Legion M.[1] Eight film makers from different countries bring stories or folk tales from their country to the anthology.[2]
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| Directed by | Ashim Ahluwalia Can Evrenol Severin Fiala Veronika Franz Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder Agnieszka Smoczynska Peter Strickland Yannis Veslemes |
| Written by | Roberto Bolseto Elif Domanic Can Evrenol Severin Fiala Veronika Franz Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder Peter Strickland Yannis Veslemes Silvia Wolkan |
| Produced by | Robert Dehn Can Everenol Nia Kingsley Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Tim League Carl W. Lucas Dora Nedeczky Andrew Starke Ant Timpson Esther Turan |
| Starring | Birgit Minichmayr Claude Duhamel Jilon VanOver Fatma Mohamed Niharika Singh |
| Cinematography | Tyler Lee Cushing Martin Gschlacht Márk Györi Hristos Karamanis Kuba Kijowski Meryem Yavuz |
| Edited by | Christoph Brunner Matyas Fekete Jarosław Kamiński Yorgos Mavropsaridis Buzz Pierce |
| Music by | Jeremy Barnes Nicholas Brawley Karl Steven Yannis Veslemes Stefan Will |
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Running time | 117 mins |
| Languages | Austrian German, Bengali, English, German, Greek, Polish, Turkish |
Plot
editThe film comprises treatises on forbidden love, Greek underworld goblins, medieval Hungarian cobblers and US hillbilly folklore.[3]
The stories and filmmakers come from:[4]
- Austria: "The Sinful Women of Hollfall", directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
- Turkey: "Haunted by Al Karisi: The Childbirth Djinn", directed by Can Evrenol
- Poland: "The Kindler and the Virgin", directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska
- United States: "Beware of The Melonheads", directed by Calvin Reeder
- Greece: "Whatever Happened to Panagas the Pagan", directed by Yannis Veslemes
- India: "The Palace of Horrors", directed by Ashim Ahluwalia
- Germany: "A Nocturnal Breath", directed by Katrin Gebbe
- Hungary: "Cobbler’s Lot", directed by Peter Strickland
Cast
edit- Birgit Minichmayr as Mutter
- Claude Duhamel as Loni
- Jilon VanOver as Chris
- Fatma Mohamed as Boglarka
- Niharika Singh as Sadhvi
Reception
editThe critical reception has been mostly positive, receiving a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] Opening at the SXSW Festival, the film was nominated for the SXSW Gamechanger Award.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Erbland, Kate (7 February 2017). "Crowdfunded Horror Anthology 'The Field Guide to Evil' Gets Official Greenlight After Successful Campaign".
- ^ "THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL to Premiere at SXSW 2018". 19 February 2018.
- ^ Material, Riot (4 April 2018). "Though Flawed, The Field Guide To Evil Is A Must-See For True Horror Fans".
- ^ "The Field Guide to Evil". www.siff.net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "The Field Guide to Evil". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Field Guide to Evil".
- ^ "SXSW Review: FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL: Loses Its Way, But Still Has Fun". 16 April 2018.