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Rating: 7.5 stars

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All movies seen on 04/07/2025

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The Five Devils (2022)

Directed by Léa Mysius

Drama | Romance | Fantasy

Overview

8-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt Julia suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets.

Length 96 minutes

Actors

Adèle Exarchopoulos | Sally Dramé | Swala Emati | Moustapha Mbengue | Daphne Ioakimidou Patakia | Patrick Bouchitey | Hugo Dillon | Antonia Buresi | Noée Abita | Charlotte Bon Bornier | Alain Guillot | Stéphanie Lhorset | Inès Helouin | Merwan Rim | Habib Rharbaoui | Jade Kleine | Julien Reneaut | Clara Borne | Johara Telli | Anaïs Estival | Alexandra Fernandes | Leïa Giraud | Eva Queiros | Margot Raynaud | Eloah Louisjuste

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Haven’t seen a premise like this so it makes for a fascinating watch. Requires a suspension of belief but if you roll with it the movie is quite good. Basically a reimagining of witchery and alchemy to affect others. Here the witch is a child with ability to create scents.

Unique and I really dug it. Plus ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ is deployed twice during key moments so a half star bump.

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