Fréwaka
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.
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Cast
14 people
Clare Monnelly
Shoo
Known for
Moone Boy
Bríd Ní Neachtain
Peig
Known for
The Banshees of Inisherin
Alexandra Bustryzhickaya
Mila
Also in
We Look Good In Death
Elephants Can Play Football
Olga Wehrly
Deirdre
Known for
Vivarium
Normal People
Grace Collender
Young Peig
Also in
Blackshore
Feed
Mícheál Óg Lane
Daithí
Known for
The Guard
Calvary
Tara Breathnach
The Mother
Known for
Detainment
Jim Cunningham
Seán
Also in
Róise & Frank
Peadar Cox
Bus Driver
Also in
Black '47
Kin
Liv O'Donoghue
Receptionist
Also in
Storyland
Mycelium
Dorothy Duffy
Méabh
Known for
The Magdalene Sisters
Charlotte Bradley
Majella
Known for
About Adam
Nails
Aislinn Clarke Director · Die Hexen Composer Narayan Van Maele Cinematographer
United States release April 25, 2025 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom · Languages English, Irish, Ukrainian
Production
DoubleBand Films
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
Cine4
Production
Wildcard Films
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Fréamhacha
Original language
Irish
Spoken on screen
English · Irish · Ukrainian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 9, 2024
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Ireland · April 25, 2025
Theatrical
United States · April 25, 2025
Digital · Shudder
United States
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
March 20, 2025 · Premiere · Boston Underground Film Festival
Australia
October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Irish Film Festival Australia
Brazil
August 6, 2025 · Digital
Canada
October 3, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Estonia
May 2, 2025 · Premiere · Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
Germany
April 12, 2025 · Premiere · HARD:LINE Film Festival Regensburg
Ireland
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
Norway
July 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
October 27, 2024 · Premiere · Splat!FilmFest International Fantastic Film Festival
Portugal
September 13, 2024 · Premiere · MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival
South Korea
May 4, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
October 9, 2024 · Premiere · SITGES - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Sweden
January 29, 2025 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
May 2, 2025 · Limited theatrical
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