Lord of Misrule
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A new vicar in a rural English village must confront the dark secrets of the community when her daughter goes missing at a harvest festival.
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Rebecca has recently taken over as vicar of Berrow, a rural English village. When her young daughter Grace goes missing at the local harvest festival, the villagers and police join in a desperate search. However, the closer they edge towards finding Grace, the more secrets emerge from the village’s dark past. The village’s protector tells Rebecca that Grace has been taken by an evil spirit and will not return. Rebecca must soon decide just how much she is willing to sacrifice to rescue her daughter from the grip of evil.
"A horror film inspired by ancient rural legends of Europe, Lord of Misrule tells the story of a little girl, daughter of a reverend in a small town, who disappeared during the harvest festival of the region. The big problem is that it is not a common disappearance: everything indicates that she was taken by the forest demon that destroys crops and that is scared away, during the festival, by the strange Lord of Chaos. From there, director William Brent Bell (from the eerie Orphan 2) plays with this folklore creating an absolutely atmospheric film, which depends a lot on the viewer being immersed in the environment to embark on the story. The film slips quite a bit at the end (recalling what also happened with the sequel to Orphan), but it shows how Brent Bell has the potential to explore new universes, in this mix of Ari Aster with folk-religious plots and strongly skimming with The Wicker Man. It's a pity that it could be better, but still, it's a breath of fresh air in a sea of increasingly similar and generic horror films."