The Witch (2015 movie)

The Witch
Directed byRobert Eggers
Written byRobert Eggers
Produced by
  • Jay Van Hoy
  • Lars Knudsen
  • Jodi Redmond
  • Daniel Bekerman
  • Rodrigo Teixeira
Starring
CinematographyJarin Blaschke
Edited byLouise Ford
Music byMark Korven
Production
companies
  • Parts and Labor
  • RT Features
  • Rooks Nest Entertainment
  • Maiden Voyage Pictures
  • Mott Street Pictures
  • Code Red Productions
  • Scythia Films
  • Pulse Films
  • Special Projects
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27) (Sundance)
  • February 19, 2016 (2016-02-19) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEarly Modern English
Budget$4 million[5]
Box office$40.4 million[6]

The Witch (stylized as The VVitch, and subtitled A New-England Folktale) is a 2015 folk horror[7] movie written and directed by Robert Eggers. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson.

It is set in 1630s New England and is about a Puritan family who find forces of evil in the woods near their farm.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Witch (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Witch". Sundance institute. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Grierson, Tim (January 24, 2015). "The Witch". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Record-breaking year for Canada at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival". Telefilm Canada. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Film L.A. Inc. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Witch (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ Fleet, Adam (April 19, 2022). "The Witch: Robert Eggers' folk horror debut worms its way under your skin". The Guardian. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  8. ↑ Wickman, Forrest (February 23, 2016). "All The Witch's Most WTF Moments, Explained: A Spoiler-Filled Interview With the Director". Slate. Retrieved September 10, 2019.