You Won't Be Alone Undoes Many Typical Witch Horror Movie Tropes
The mesmerizing Sundance horror hit You Won't Be Alone is a story about witches, though not in a way you’ve ever seen before. Set in 19th-century Macedonia, it follows the life of a young girl who is initially abducted from a village and left to grow up in almost complete isolation in a cave. This may sound like a story you have heard before, as films about witches are practically a subgenre of their own.
RELATED: 'You Won't Be Alone' Review: Noomi Rapace Is a Macedonian Witch in a Pastoral Landscape | Sundance 2022 What becomes even more interesting is how the film grapples with the tension between Nevena and her witch-mother that was the primary one to “raise” her. Maria, brought to life with a multifaceted performance by Anamaria Marinca, is often resentful of the daughter she has taken on. However, this is not reduced to be a one-note portrayal or caricature that could easily be demonized as many similar depictions of witches have been.
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