The Field Guide to Evil

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The Field Guide To Evil
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ashim Ahluwalia
Can Evrenol
Severin Fiala
Veronika Franz
Katrin Gebbe
Calvin Reeder
Agnieszka Smoczynska
Peter Strickland
Yannis Veslemes
Written byRoberto Bolseto
Elif Domanic
Can Evrenol
Severin Fiala
Veronika Franz
Katrin Gebbe
Calvin Reeder
Peter Strickland
Yannis Veslemes
Silvia Wolkan
Produced byRobert Dehn
Can Everenol
Nia Kingsley
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Tim League
Carl W. Lucas
Dora Nedeczky
Andrew Starke
Ant Timpson
Esther Turan
Starring Birgit Minichmayr
Claude Duhamel
Jilon VanOver
Fatma Mohamed
Niharika Singh
CinematographyTyler Lee Cushing
Martin Gschlacht
Márk Györi
Hristos Karamanis
Kuba Kijowski
Meryem Yavuz
Edited byChristoph Brunner
Matyas Fekete
Jarosław Kamiński
Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Buzz Pierce
Music byJeremy Barnes
Nicholas Brawley
Karl Steven
Yannis Veslemes
Stefan Will
Production
companies
Legion M
EchoWolf Productions
Aurum
Release date
  • 11 March 2018 (2018-03-11)(U.S.)
Running time
117 mins
Languages Austrian German, Bengali, English, German, Greek, Polish, Turkish

The Field Guide To Evil is a 2018 anthology horror film produced by Legion M. [1] Eight film makers from different countries bring stories or folk tales from their country to the anthology. [2]

Contents

Plot

The film comprises treatises on forbidden love, Greek underworld goblins, medieval Hungarian cobblers and US hillbilly folklore. [3]

The stories and filmmakers come from: [4]

Cast

Reception

The critical reception has been mostly positive, receiving a 70% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5] Opening at the SXSW Festival, the film was nominated for the SXSW Gamechanger Award. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Erbland, Kate (7 February 2017). "Crowdfunded Horror Anthology 'The Field Guide to Evil' Gets Official Greenlight After Successful Campaign".
  2. "THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL to Premiere at SXSW 2018". 19 February 2018.
  3. Material, Riot (4 April 2018). "Though Flawed, The Field Guide To Evil Is A Must-See For True Horror Fans".
  4. "The Field Guide to Evil". www.siff.net. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  5. "The Field Guide to Evil". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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  7. "SXSW Review: FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL: Loses Its Way, But Still Has Fun". 16 April 2018.