Nocebo
classified 15Please note: This was screened in Jan 2023
"A folktale for our generation” Lorcan Finnegan
Lorcan Finnegan's (Vivarium) latest feature blends supernatural folk-horror with elements of a revenge thriller to create a unique, enthralling film that draws upon Filipino folklore.
A fashion designer's (Eva Green) apparently stable and orderly life is disrupted by a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband (Mark Strong). Help arrives in the form of Diana (Chai Fonacier), a Filipino carer who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.
There is sharp social commentary in this fashion forward chiller, as elegant as it is unsettling. Nocebo speaks of the paradoxes of wealth and the human face of exploitation and misery through the lens of fantasy horror in a stylish and unique tale that will stay with you long after the credits roll.