Movie

Himala

1982 · 124 min

A slow, suffocating descent into collective delusion, watching hope curdle into exploitation and violence with mounting dread.

Overview: When plain orphan Elsa begins having visions of the Virgin Mary, the rest of the residents of her isolated village find themselves questioning their own beliefs and values. Soon, Elsa is healing people with a variety of ailments. As word of this phenomenon spreads, tourists, pilgrims, patients and a documentary filmmaker all arrive on a quest to partake in the miracle.
How it feels: Bleak, earnest, satirical and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, class, corruption, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
class
corruption
isolation
guilt
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild