A dark taIe of witchcraft and mysticism
After their mother is burned at the stake for practicing witchcraft, Margit (Bjork) and her eIder sister, Katla, fIee across lceland's rugged terrain. Reaching a remote farm, KatIa casts a seductive speIl on its handsome young widower, Johann, and soon the two are wed, to the dismay of his suspicious young son, Jonas. As tensions mount, Margit is drawn further into the spiritual world where she seeks the power to save Jonas from KatIa's wrath. A brilIiant debut performance by post-modern songstress, Bjork. |