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Zombi Child2019

Name: Zombi Child
Genre: Zombie, Folk Horror, Witchcraft & Occult, Gothic
Released: 2019-06-12
Rating: 6.3

Directed by Bertrand Bonello

6.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.9Rotten Tomatoes 85%Metacritic 75TMDB 6.2

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Year

2019

Runtime

103 min

Box Office

Domestic

$25,878

🏆 1 win & 6 nominations total

The premise

Haiti, 1962: A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends - never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate to do the unthinkable.

Horror Vault's take

Spanning decades and continents, Zombi Child weaves together a 1962 Haitian origin story rooted in authentic voodoo mythology and a modern-day tale unfolding inside an elite Parisian boarding school. When a young Haitian student shares her family's dark secret with her new classmates, she unknowingly sets a desperate, lovesick girl on a dangerous path. French director Bertrand Bonello crafts a slow-burn horror that is as much a meditation on grief and colonial history as it is a supernatural chiller. The result is an arthouse experience where the dread creeps in quietly — and lingers long after the credits roll.

Content: Depictions Of Slavery-Like Labour And Subjugation, Disturbing Ritual Imagery, Themes Of Grief And Emotional Manipulation