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Maria Enganxa

2025

A slow, dread-soaked folk tale that turns a childhood warning into something quietly sinister and hard to shake.

Overview: Mallorca, winter 1975. During the traditional winter pig slaughter, a grandmother tells the children the terrifying legend of Maria Enganxa: a woman who lives in the wells and drags children who come to look into them.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, bleak and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Fate, death, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: fate
death
family
isolation
freedom
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: horror, thriller, drama
Directed by: Luis Ortas
Written by: Luis Ortas, Matilda Martinez Berthoud
Starring: Catalina Carrasco, Guiomar Caiado, Marta Gràcia, Assun Planas, Xim Vidal, Aina Segura
Country: Spain
Languages: Catalan