Poison for the Fairies (1986)

10/02/1986Fantasy, Horror1h 30m
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In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Ana Patricia Rojo

    Veronica

  2. Elsa Maria Gutierrez

    Flavia

  3. Cast 1

    Leonor Llausás

    La Bruja

  4. Cast 1

    Carmela Stein

    Nana

  5. Maria Santander

    Miss Aragon

  6. Ernesto Schwartz

    Tono

  7. Lilia Aragón

    Flavia's Mother (voice)

  8. Hilda Perez Carbajal

    Madame Rickard (voice)

  9. Cast 1

    Marcela Paez

    Grandmother (voice)

Word of advice: if you're looking for a genuine horror film with decent scares and gore, don't expect any of those things in this movie. "Poison for the fairies" is not a horror movie, although it was advertised as one. It was directed by the well known Mexican horror director Carlos Enrique Taboada, which probably led to some misinterpretation when it came out. I would probably label this movie as an exceedingly captivating, charming and stylish adventure/family/dark-comedy with some mildly disturbing situations here and there. Other than that, I would never recommend this film to anyone who ...

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Original LanguageSpanish 

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