Is January a good month for a new take on an old cannibal tale?
The 1812 Brothers Grimm fairy tale of Hansel & Gretel involves a brother and sister kidnapped by a witch who lives in a tasty confectionery world and plans to dine on their flesh.
This film inverts the famous character names but seems to (somewhat) update and follow the popular tale:
A long time ago in a distant fairytale countryside, a young girl (Sophia Lillis, It) leads her little brother (Sammy Leakey) into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
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The hanging shoes and what is burning in that small fire(???) are the most unsettling images in the trailer. The sound effects are also good.
Gretel & Hansel opens wide in theaters January 31, 2020.
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