The witch movie that claimed the old coven and that you can see on Netflix

For many years, the film industry has taken the story of the witches as a reference for the development of films that have become cult movies, and that have fanaticized audiences through their fantastic stories, making them seem real and that only contributed to tarnishing the public. reality of what witches once were. Changing all those years of cinema that will be difficult to eradicate from the most exclusive Hollywood screenplays, Pablo Agüero’s ‘Akelarre’ arrived in 2021, considered the pretense of witches.

‘Gathering’was announced as a film that meant just that, Revenge of the Witches, showing from a rarely adapted perspective what actually happened as women who were wise, free and informed about evolved issues for their years, were branded as witches. and sentenced to death at the stake without time for defense and salvation. For its fresh and fair plot, it was awarded at the Goya Awards 2021 and subsequently became part of the catalog of Netflix.

Pablo Agüero’s film deals with the theme of witchcraft as a representation of the taboos and repression of women and the enjoyment of their activities and knowledge over the years. It is a co-production between Spain, Argentina and France, which through its plot takes us to 1609 in the Basque provinces where the Inquisition is looking for a group of teenagers to condemn them to the stake.

“Akelarre” is set in the 16th century and used feminism to address the issue of witches, reinterpreting the way the covenants of the time worked, its result was fabulous in terms of impact on multiple cultures, before a film that highlighted the repression of women in Europe, and that transfers it to different social spheres. After moving into theaters, it was incorporated into Netflix.

His true story is inspired by the written notes of Pierre de Lancrémade after visiting the French Basque Country in 1609. For its realization, the production carried out an arduous investigation beyond the book ‘Basque Witchcraft Treatise: Describing the Inconstancy of Evil Angels and Demons‘, which showed in her texts the figure of witches as revolutionary women against decrees and the imposition of behavior.

“Akelarre” conveys a feminist message through a young story on Netflix

The film begins with five young Ana (Amaia Aberasturi), María (Yune Nogueiras), Maider (Jone Laspiur), Olalia (Irati Saez de Urbain), Katalin (Garazi Urkola) and Oneka (Lorea Ibarra), who are shooting the hills while They sing an old song that the country does not know but which is linked to the tide and the work done by the sailors, which leads them to be condemned as witches.

Living in a city run by men, the girls take advantage of the fact that they went out for a working season on the high seas, throwing a party in the middle of the forest, where they drink, dance and enjoy their freedom, trying to keep their own secret. match. They are then discovered by the king’s commissioner, Judge Rostegui, who accuses them of being witches and of organizing a coven and becoming servants of the Devil.

Teenagers are taken prisoner and forced to confess what happened during their alleged initiation ceremony and what they offered Lucifer. In an attempt to save themselves, they create an alibi that frees them from death, devising to tell a false coven and a magical Sabbath. Finally the day of judgment arrives and they are helped to save themselves from other women, mocking the ideas of the oppressors.

with your story, ‘Akelarre’ claimed the story of the witches old, getting rid of the clichés imposed on cinema for years, now with a fair and feminist proposition that understands that women in ancient times were judged to be free, intelligent, aware, enjoying their body, pleasure, self-love and what is needed , together we are more powerful and capable of everything.