Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil

Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil

Directed by Paul Urkijo Alijo

Produced by Pokeepsie Films, Kinoskopik

201898 min6.4 / 10

A folk-horror meditation on guilt, damnation, and the supernatural rooted in Basque folklore and the violence of 19th-century Spain.

Basque Country, Spain, 1843. A police constable arrives at a small village in Álava to investigate a mysterious blacksmith who lives alone deep in the woods.

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  • Is Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

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