''Kandisha'' is a French horror film directed and written by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury. The film stars Mériem Sarolie, Walid Afkir, Suzy Bemba, Bakary Diombera, Mathilde Lamusse, Félix Glaux-Delporto and

Sandor Funtek Sandor Funtek () is a French actor. His father, an artist, originated from Hungary, while his mother, also an artist, was from a French-speaking background. His first lead role is in ' (originally ''L'enkas'' or ''The Truk'') (2019). Roles Film ...

. Focusing on a teenage girl who must fight to protect her younger brother with help from her two friends from the wraith of a Moroccan figure from folklore she inadvertently summoned

Plot

Three teenage childhood friends invoke the spirit of Aïsha Kandisha, the avenging creature of a Moroccan legend. When one of them Amélie suffers at the hands of a former boyfriend, she asks Kandisha to punish him. The game turns into a nightmare when the people in their closest environment start to re-appear dead as Kandisha not satisfied with one sacrifice starts venting out her rage on any male in her vicinity...including their nearest and dearest. Then, the three friends must do everything possible to contain this evil creature who is demanding to be reborn by using one of them as a human host with Amélie and her two friends turning to an Islamic father and son spiritualists for help, when Kandisha herself starts targeting their male family members with Amélie's precious younger brother Antoine being a special interest to Kandisha.

Cast

* Mériem Sarolie as Kandisha * Walid Afkir as Recteur * Suzy Bemba as Bintou * Bakary Diombera as Ako *

as Erwan * Félix Glaux-Delporto as Antoine * Dylan Krief as Ben * Mathilde Lamusse as Amélie * Nassim Lyes as Abdel * Samarcande Saadi as Morjana

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival on October 16, 2020 in the ''Oficial Fantàstic Competición'' section.

References

External links

* {{Maury and Bustillo 2020 horror films 2020s French films 2020s French-language films Films directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo French horror films