Movie

Dastur: The Curse

2025 · 98 min

A slow, oppressive dread builds as a mother searches for her child in a place of old, unsettling beliefs.

Tagline: Old beliefs. New victim.
Overview: Single mother Gulzhan discovers that her daughter Dana has gone missing. Soon it becomes clear that the girl was abducted by elderly villagers and taken to an aul inhabited only by old people, where she is being prepared for an ancient ritual.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, isolation, faith, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
isolation
faith
survival
death
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none