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Poison for the Fairies

7.6 / 10

90 minutes

1986-10-02

Spanish

MX

Actors :

Ana Patricia Rojo, Elsa Maria Gutierrez, Leonor Llausás, Carmela Stein, Maria Santander, Ernesto Schwartz, Lilia Aragón, Hilda Perez Carbajal, Marcela Paez, Araceli de Leon, Patricia Acevedo, Laura Almela, Arturo Beristáin, Rosa Furman, Rita Macedo

Description

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.

Reviews

tmdb17996075

tmdb17996075

6/23/2021, 3:57:54 PM

Word of advice: if you're looking for a genuine horror film with decent scares and gore, don't expect any of those things in this movie. "Poison for the fairies" is not a horror movie, although it was advertised as one. It was directed by the well known Mexican horror director Carlos Enrique Taboada, which probably led to some misinterpretation when it came out. I would probably label this movie a...

Dsnake1

Dsnake1

6/23/2021, 3:58:27 PM

Poison for the Fairies, or Veneno para las Hadas, is well-deserving of the praise I've seen heaped onto it. Using a story of two children from very different situations to explore themes ranging from inequality to control to blackmail to revenge is a wonderful idea, and Taboada did a wonderful job executing the film. Veneno paras las Hadas is a very slow burn. In fact, up until the last ten min...