Fréwaka
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Fréwaka

7.1 / 10 2025 1h 43mNR Irish
DramaFantasyHorror

Storyline

Care worker Shoo, who is haunted by a personal tragedy, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman, who fears both her neighbours and the Na Sídhe – sinister folkloric entities she believes abducted her decades before.

Cast & Crew

Clare Monnelly

Clare Monnelly

Shoo

Lead
Bríd Ní Neachtain

Bríd Ní Neachtain

Peig

Alexandra Bustryzhickaya

Alexandra Bustryzhickaya

Mila

Olga Wehrly

Olga Wehrly

Deirdre

Grace Collender

Grace Collender

Young Peig

Mícheál Óg Lane

Mícheál Óg Lane

Daithí

Tara Breathnach

Tara Breathnach

The Mother

JC

Jim Cunningham

Seán

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Aislinn Clarke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Fréwaka is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker