is a 2022 internationally co-produced dark fantasy folk horror film written and directed by Goran Stolevski in his feature directorial debut. The film is set in an isolated mountain village in 19th-century Macedonia and centers on a feral, mute young girl who is transformed into a shape-shifting witch by an ancient spirit.
To protect her child, the mother hides the girl, Nevena , in a sacred cave where she grows up in complete isolation from human contact.
Maria watches from the shadows with growing bitterness and resentment toward Nevena's attempts to live a normal human life, leading to a tragic, cyclical confrontation between the creator and the creation. 👁️ Core Themes
is a 2022 internationally co-produced dark fantasy folk horror film written and directed by Goran Stolevski in his feature directorial debut. The film is set in an isolated mountain village in 19th-century Macedonia and centers on a feral, mute young girl who is transformed into a shape-shifting witch by an ancient spirit.
To protect her child, the mother hides the girl, Nevena , in a sacred cave where she grows up in complete isolation from human contact.
Maria watches from the shadows with growing bitterness and resentment toward Nevena's attempts to live a normal human life, leading to a tragic, cyclical confrontation between the creator and the creation. 👁️ Core Themes
