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2018 film
| The Field Guide To Evil | |
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| Directed by | Ashim Ahluwalia Can Evrenol Severin Fiala Veronika Franz Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder Agnieszka Smoczynska Peter Strickland Yannis Veslemes |
| Written by | Roberto Bolseto Elif Domanic Can Evrenol Severin Fiala Veronika Franz Katrin Gebbe Calvin Reeder Peter Strickland Yannis Veslemes Silvia Wolkan |
| Produced by | Robert Dehn Can Everenol Nia Kingsley Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Tim League Carl W. Lucas Dora Nedeczky Andrew Starke Ant Timpson Esther Turan |
| Starring | Birgit Minichmayr Claude Duhamel Jilon VanOver Fatma Mohamed Niharika Singh |
| Cinematography | Tyler Lee Cushing Martin Gschlacht Márk Györi Hristos Karamanis Kuba Kijowski Meryem Yavuz |
| Edited by | Christoph Brunner Matyas Fekete Jarosław Kamiński Yorgos Mavropsaridis Buzz Pierce |
| Music by | Jeremy Barnes Nicholas Brawley Karl Steven Yannis Veslemes Stefan Will |
| Production companies | Legion M EchoWolf Productions Aurum |
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| Running time | 117 mins |
| Languages | Austrian German, Bengali, English, German, Greek, Polish, Turkish |
The Field Guide To Evil is a 2018 anthology horror film produced by Legion M. Eight film makers from different countries bring stories or folk tales from their country to the anthology.
Plot
The film comprises treatises on forbidden love, Greek underworld goblins, medieval Hungarian cobblers and US hillbilly folklore.
The stories and filmmakers come from:
- Austria: "The Sinful Women of Hollfall", directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
- Turkey: "Haunted by Al Karisi: The Childbirth Djinn", directed by Can Evrenol
- Poland: "The Kindler and the Virgin", directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska
- United States: "Beware of The Melonheads", directed by Calvin Reeder
- Greece: "Whatever Happened to Panagas the Pagan", directed by Yannis Veslemes
- India: "The Palace of Horrors", directed by Ashim Ahluwalia
- Germany: "A Nocturnal Breath", directed by Katrin Gebbe
- Hungary: "Cobbler’s Lot", directed by Peter Strickland
Cast
- Birgit Minichmayr as Mutter
- Claude Duhamel as Loni
- Jilon VanOver as Chris
- Fatma Mohamed as Boglarka
- Niharika Singh as Sadhvi
Reception
The critical reception has been mostly positive, receiving a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Opening at the SXSW Festival, the film was nominated for the SXSW Gamechanger Award.
References
- Erbland, Kate (7 February 2017). "Crowdfunded Horror Anthology 'The Field Guide to Evil' Gets Official Greenlight After Successful Campaign".
- "THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL to Premiere at SXSW 2018". 19 February 2018.
- Material, Riot (4 April 2018). "Though Flawed, The Field Guide To Evil Is A Must-See For True Horror Fans".
- "The Field Guide to Evil". www.siff.net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- "The Field Guide to Evil". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "Field Guide to Evil".
- "SXSW Review: FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL: Loses Its Way, But Still Has Fun". 16 April 2018.
External links
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