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Fréwaka

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Haunted by a personal tragedy, home care worker, Shoo, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbors as much as she fears the Na Sídhe -- sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before. As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old woman's paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors from her own past.

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Tara Brady Irish Times ...Fréwaka ambitiously mines Irish mythology and history for socially conscious spookery. Rated: 4/5 Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org Guaranteed to make more than a couple of end-of-year top ten horror lists, with Fréwaka Clarke offers something culturally unique yet with a broader charm that speaks well beyond its immediate national borders Apr 16, 2025 Full Review Zachary Lee Chicago Reader Much of the horror derives from the disquieting mood Clarke can create by simply letting the camera be still; by its end, Fréwaka made me afraid of the shadows in my own room. Nov 2, 2024 Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies This is definitely a case of a movie counting on its style to overcome the shortcomings of its substance... Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Hilary A White Sunday Independent (Ireland) Laced with ambiguity and climaxing with rare control and dread, Clarke hits a bullseye with a folk horror that nods to a modern Ireland haunted by its own past. Rated: 4/5 Apr 24, 2025 Full Review Nathaniel Muir AIPT An atmospheric folk horror tale filled with great imagery and strong characters. A powerful watch that is uncomfortable but impossible to turn away from. Rated: 8.5/10 Apr 23, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Aislinn Clarke

Director

Clare Monnelly

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Bríd Ní Neachtain

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Aleksandra Bystrzhitskaya

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Olga Wehrly

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Aislinn Clarke

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Synopsis Haunted by a personal tragedy, home care worker, Shoo, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman who fears the neighbors as much as she fears the Na Sídhe -- sinister entities who she believes abducted her decades before. As the two develop a strangely deep connection, Shoo is consumed by the old woman's paranoia, rituals, and superstitions, eventually confronting the horrors from her own past.
Director
Aislinn Clarke
Producer
Diarmuid Lavery
Screenwriter
Aislinn Clarke, Aislinn Clarke
Distributor
Shudder
Production Co
DoubleBand Films
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Irish
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 25, 2025
Runtime
1h 43m