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Kandisha
2022 85 min France, Morocco PG-13 16+
★6.2
Horror
Director: Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury
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Description
One summer evening, three childhood friends invoke the spirit of Kandisha, a vengeful creature from a Moroccan legend. The game quickly turns into a nightmare when their loved ones begin to disappear.
Budget:
$3.87M
Starring
Mathilde La Musse
Actor
Suzy Bemba
Actor
Samarcande Saadi
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
Kandisha is a modest horror film that blends urban folklore with a modern revenge narrative, yielding a polarizing experience for viewers. While some critics appreciate its dark atmosphere and commitment to genre tropes, others find the character development and overall execution to be thin and underwhelming.
| Production | The practical effects and creature design provide a grounded, albeit modest, visual presence that benefits from effective use of shadow. | |
| Acting | The performances are widely viewed as lackluster, with the amateur-leaning cast failing to elevate the thin character writing. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is criticized for being predictable and repetitive, offering little innovation on standard supernatural slasher tropes. | |
| Direction | The film’s direction is divisive: some find the pacing smooth and the tension sufficient, while others argue it lacks the necessary suspense to sustain its premise. |