Fréwaka

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Fréwaka

2024

1h 43m

Horror

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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.

Tara Brady

Irish Times

...Fréwaka ambitiously mines Irish mythology and history for socially conscious spookery.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 23, 2025

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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

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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

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

What a Scream Podcast

Fréwaka is a chilling reminder of exactly why Ireland remains haunted by both its past and present, and proudly continues the reign of Irish filmmakers in horror cinema.

Rated: 4/5

May 8, 2025

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Clarke combines Celtic folklore with the Irish history of the Catholic church, especially with unwed mothers, as the backdrop and takes some evocative artistic liberties to flesh out the folklore.

May 1, 2025

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

If you’re up for a thriller more inclined to unsettle than goose you with jump scares, whose lesbian protagonists are taken refreshingly for granted, this stylishly eerie film is well worth a look.

May 1, 2025

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Nic F

I loved this folk horror slow burner. Something original, in this well-worn area, with great tension and a really satisfying ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Roberto G

Not bad...happy to support an irish language film but it wont win any oscar...! Well made and acting good and no special effects which was a plus...also, music score impressed, if not a bit overdone...not sure if past traumas for the main characters were a part to play in the film...descent into a form of madness or not? Probs deserved more investigating there but the persistence on irish/celtic mythology took more precedence...overall a 5 out of 10...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/25

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Joel P

Irish horror is horrible! Their IRA movies aren't bad. This is a mostly Gaelic spoken mishmash of Heredity/Midsommer/The Witch that leaves you wanting your time back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Jonas P

waste of time. This is soo boring come on

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Garry A

I thought it was ok. The slow building dread through to the climax was good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Orlando C

Satanic film you say? I'm in! I think I'll make sure to watch it on Easter Sunday!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Aislinn Clarke

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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