Nightsiren

description

A young woman returns to her native mountain village, searching for answers about her troubled childhood, but as she tries to uncover the truth, ancient superstitions lead the villagers to accuse her of witchcraft and murder.

In a remote mountain village, two sisters grow up at the mercy of their abusive mother. A terrible accident happens when the eldest, Šarlota, escapes into the woods, and is followed by her sister Tamara. Otyla, a Roma woman living on the outskirts of town, is blamed for the girls’ disappearance and accused of witchcraft. Twenty years later, Šarlota unexpectedly shows up in the village. As she digs into her past, the locals grow suspicious. Only a young and eccentric herbalist, Mira, is willing to befriend her. When the animals in the village start to fall ill, the locals accuse Šarlota of conjuring Otyla's spirit. This Slovak folk horror has won awards from multiple major festivals including Sitges Film Festival and Locarno International Film Festival.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Locarno Film Festival 2022
MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival 2022
Fantastic Fest 2022
Vancouver International Film Festival 2022
Boston Underground Film Festival 2023

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Tereza Nvotová's sophomore feature, NIGHTSIREN (2022), premiered in Locarno IFF - Cineasti del presente, where it won the Pardo D'Oro (Golden Leopard) for the Best Film. Her debut feature, FILTHY (2017), premiered at IFF Rotterdam and has won many awards at festivals worldwide. HBO Europe co-produced her feature debut and two documentaries. Her latest HBO documentary THE LUST FOR POWER (2017) was critically acclaimed and has caused heated debate about populism and corruption in politics. She lives between Prague and New York.