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The Witch (15)

Post-Horror Summer Nights

,Barbican Cinema 2
The Witch

Winner of the Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival, this first feature from Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The Northman) garnered critical acclaim and launched the career of Anya Taylor-Joy.

In 1630s New England, Thomasin (Taylor-Joy) and her family are cast out of their Puritan colony and build a new house on the edge of a forest. While babysitting her baby brother one day, the child mysteriously disappears, propelling Thomasin’s mother Katherine (Kate Dickie) into a deep and devastating grief. Blamed for the disappearance, poor Thomasin can’t seem to do anything right and soon finds that terrible things just seem to keep happening to her family.

The Witch favours an unnerving tone over jump-scares and is frequently cited as one of the key titles in this modern post-horror trend. Eggers’ devotion to period detail sets the tale firmly and authentically at a time of religious zealotry, bringing the concept of original sin to the forefront.

Featuring a recorded introduction from director Robert Eggers.

Tagged with: Cinema Post-Horror Summer Nights

US 2015 dir Robert Eggers 92 min

Barbican Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.