After surgery glamorous actress, Veronica Ghent, travels with her nurse, Desi, to the remote highlands in order to attend a healing retreat. The other guests are eccentric and there is something different about the land; the nature seems to have a purpose of its own. Immersing herself in the dramatic surroundings, Veronica is given a new lease of life and finds purpose through the magical elements in the land. Desi must overcome her own battles to help Veronica make peace with herself. Veronica and Desi, the motherless child and the childless mother, find in each other a sense of family, and the future of a new dawn opens up to them.
沉闷枯燥，不知所云
结合民俗传说和心理惊悚，通过中世纪猎巫行动来映射当下，阐述了千百年来不变的男权社会对女性的戕害以及男女性别地位不平等的事实。较弱的故事性和频繁闪回的剪辑可能会让人觉得沉闷，但幽深壮丽的苏格兰美景、出神入化的摄影、空灵神妙的配乐，赋予了影片在视听层面上的绝佳体验。
卡司很有腔调，过去猎杀女巫的土壤，黑暗粘稠却是渗透了血肉，现代女性失落、复仇把权力拿回自己手里。想说的悉数接收到，但还是不好看，作为恐怖片一板一眼，女性意识表达给得太少太悬浮
这很达里奥•阿基多，只是没有阿基多会讲故事，现在恐怖电影已经进化到只讲氛围、情绪和留白，不讲故事了。
个人不大喜欢把女性主义相关的严肃议题拍成恐怖片，尤其是借鬼怪之手诛杀恶棍，总有一种现实中无力解决或者被刻意悬置、架空的荒芜，并不益于对这一议题的深入探讨，被娱乐化并轻浮以待，我认为女性议题应该在法律、政治的框架内解决，要讲逻辑，不然又会被男权盘算，“烧死那个疯女人”。无论是数百年前烧女巫或是现代社会用艺术当诱饵来捕获少女的所谓艺术家，权力总是掌握在男人手中，而女性被绝对地工具化，用来生育、当免费劳...
