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Gretel & Hansel

Gretel & Hansel

A grim fairy tale.

20206.01h 27m

Overview

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

Directed by Osgood Perkins
Written by Rob Hayes, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm
Produced by Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $22.3M

Top Cast

Sophia Lillis

Sophia Lillis

Gretel

Samuel Leakey

Samuel Leakey

Hansel

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Witch

Jessica De Gouw

Jessica De Gouw

Young Witch

Charles Babalola

Charles Babalola

The Hunter

Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Mother

Donncha Crowley

Donncha Crowley

Master Stripp

Jonathan Gunning

Jonathan Gunning

Emaciated Man

Beatrix Perkins

Beatrix Perkins

Clicky

Abdul Alshareef

Abdul Alshareef

Another Knight

Themes & Keywords

witchfairy talewoodstalewitchcraftdark fantasybased on fairy talefolk horrorre-imaginingbrother sister relationshipsupernatural power

About Gretel & Hansel

Gretel & Hansel is a horror, fantasy, mystery film released in 2020 exploring themes of witch, fairy tale, woods, tale, witchcraft, dark fantasy. Directed by Osgood Perkins, it stars Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey, Alice Krige. A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

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