Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Anya Taylor-Joy | ... | Thomasin | |
Ralph Ineson | ... | William | |
Kate Dickie | ... | Katherine | |
Harvey Scrimshaw | ... | Caleb | |
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Ellie Grainger | ... | Mercy |
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Lucas Dawson | ... | Jonas |
Julian Richings | ... | Governor | |
Bathsheba Garnett | ... | The Witch | |
Sarah Stephens | ... | The Witch, Young | |
Daniel Malik | ... | Black Phillip (voice) (as Wahab Chaudhry) | |
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Axtun Henry Dube | ... | Samuel |
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Athan Conrad Dube | ... | Samuel |
Viv Moore | ... | Lead Coven Witch (as Vivien Moore) | |
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Karen Kaeja | ... | Coven Witch |
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Brandy Leary | ... | Coven Witch |
New England, 1630: William and Katherine try to lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness, with five children. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. 'The Witch' is a chilling portrait of a family unraveling within their own sins, leaving them prey for an inconceivable evil.
If people from the 17th Century could make a film about their deepest darkest horrors - it would look a lot like this movie! The Witch engrosses you in the time and place of its setting, it's a family drama, a horror and a folk tale. All interwoven together into a macabre ode of the times when people were frightened of the primeval darkness of the forests and the inexplicable twists of their wretched fates. Intense and gripping from the very beginning. With some of the most amazing acting I've seen by the youngest cast members. Fantastic movie for horror fans and a masterful period piece. I would recommend it highly to horror fans and fans of history and good cinema in general.