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Summary
Twenty years after his encounter with the witch, a grown-up Hansel returns to the haunted forest, seeking revenge.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 31GoodWatch 33
IMDb3.2
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most fantasy movies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
Released
2012
February 25, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
FantasyHorrorScience FictionTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more20 people
- Paul McGillionHansel
- Emilie UllerupEhren
- Shannen DohertyGretl
- Sarain BoylanLara
- Jefferson BrownAbyss
- Nahanni JohnstoneThorne
- Frank J. ZupancicEhren's Father
- DLDaniela LazzaroNewborn Witch
- MUMaxwell UretskyYoung Hansel
- SESophia EwaniukYoung Gretl
- Anne ShepherdTure Zora
Erica CoxLead Witch
Clara PasiekaYoung Maiden- MEMarianthi EvansWitch Ingonito
John BoylanLara's Dad
Elizabeth HarpurLara's Mother- GAGene ArsenawilNewborn Witch's Brother
- RDRemy DuselleNewborn Witch's Father
- NGNancy GuerrieroUgly Witch
- RNRachelle NormandinWitch
Directing · 1
- Mario Azzopardi Director
Writing · 2
- Brook Durham Screenplay
- Angela Mancuso Story
Production · 3
- Lewis Chesler Executive Producer
- Robert Vaughn Producer
- Marek Posival Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Russ Goozee Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Marvin Lawrence Editor
Sound · 2
- Stacey Hersh Original Music Composer
- John Douglas Smith Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Gavin Mitchell Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Candice Beuckx Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Eric Bryson Stunt Coordinator
- Stephannie Hawkins Stunt Double
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