The Noonday Witch
Movie • 2016 • Thriller
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A story of Eliska and her daughter, starting a new life in a remote house with the 'father away on business', as the mother claims. After the lie is disclosed, their relationship begins to wither. At that time, the mythical Noonday Witch begins to materialize. She is coming closer and closer and the question is poised: is the danger real or is it all in the mother's crumbling head?
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It’s later suggested that whilst a female character is in the bathtub, a male character may have touched her. This does not happen on-screen.
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It’s later suggested that whilst a female character is in the bathtub, a male character may have touched her. This does not happen on-screen.
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Despite Shudder’s description, suicide is not mentioned or eluded to in this film.
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The main character begins to emotionally neglect her daughter throughout the film. During the party scene, a mother slaps her child repeatedly on the face as punishment: it’s quite shocking how normalised it is, as no other adults protest. A character is revealed to have strangled their son to death.
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The main character begins to emotionally neglect her daughter throughout the film. During the party scene, a mother slaps her child repeatedly on the face as punishment: it’s quite shocking how normalised it is, as no other adults protest.
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Very shaky at the end: nausea inducing.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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A character speaks about an elderly woman with mental illness poorly and calls her a “crazy woman.”
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An older man frequently makes a pass at a younger woman, which ranges into uncomfortable pressuring later on in the film.
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A mother frequently tells her child their father will be returning when she knows he is dead.
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A woman with a mental illness strangled her son to death (or did she?)
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Scratching pencil sounds during the intro credits irritated me greatly.
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After the death of her son, a character creates a “fictional” being to blame for his death: a clear indicator of PTSD.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is someone restrained?
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The mother has to restrain her child when she attempts to run away.
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No, but the elderly woman’s behaviour could be triggering (walking off on her own, caring for a child with the memory of her own, confused behaviour).
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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A character strangled their child to death (off-screen, backstory, dead body shown in short scene).
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Is an infant abducted?
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A baby is not abducted: a child between the age of 5-8 is.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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A short scene of a young child choking, including audio.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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This film is a good example of an unreliable narrator: we see our main character’s mind begin to deteriorate, and we can’t tell if what we’re seeing is real or mental illness.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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A child is strangled to death.
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Father death. Elderly mother death.
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On-screen? No.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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An elderly female woman frequently disappears, and her husband does not know where she is.
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One swear in the entire film.
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Are there bugs?
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Multiple shots of flies with buzzing audio.
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Does the black guy die first?
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There are no people of colour in this film.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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A man drinks alcohol a LOT, but it seems more like culture than substance abuse.
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Is religion discussed?
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A couple of mentions of God, Jesus, and general Christian religion.
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Despite Shudder’s description, suicide is not mentioned or eluded to in this film.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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At the end of the film, a character has a breakdown. It doesn’t present as a panic attack: mostly crying/sobbing, whilst lucid and aware of her surroundings.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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There's a sweaty older man perving over the mother.
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Does someone cheat?
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A big sub-plot is the wandering eyes of a man who is married toward the main character. A male character playfully slaps the ass of a female character who is not his wife.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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We see a child carried away from their mother, but they look angry and willing rather than frightened.
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Does a parent die?
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Father death. Elderly mother death.
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The mother treats her child badly throughout the film.
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Strangled to death.
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Is there a shower scene?
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