Coven
DramaHistory
French Basque Country, year 1609. The men of a small fishing village have gone to sea. Judge Rostegui, who has been charged by the king with ridding the country of the devil's wiles, arrests Ana and her friends and accuses them of witchcraft.
VIBE
A chillingly atmospheric descent into paranoia and fear. The film's stark realism and oppressive mood create a palpable sense of dread as suspicion turns neighbor against neighbor in a world gripped by religious fervor.
oppressivesuspensefulsomberintenseslow-burnperiod dramaarthousehistorical realismreligious fanaticismpersecutionfemale solidaritysuperstition
inquisitionfemale friendshipreligious fundamentalismwitchcraftcoven (akelarre)witch huntsmall village17th centuryfrench basque country
