MĀRAMA (2026) – new anti-colonialist gothic folk horror
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“A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE! [Uses] gothic horror to tell a breathtaking, heart-wrenching tale of self-discovery and retribution.” – The Blogging Banshee
1859. When a young Māori woman (Ariāna Osborne, in a ferocious performance) is summoned from New Zealand to England, she uncovers a horrific colonial heritage, which she faces with vengeful fury. Combining folk horror dread and haunted house chills, MĀRAMA may be a genre unto itself—what first-time director Taratoa Stappard has called “Māori gothic horror.” Infused with traditional folklore from Aotearoa and a righteous hatred of English colonial devastation, MĀRAMA is an “eerie and disquieting bit of gothic horror delivered in a beautifully crafted, exquisitely rendered package” (The Last Thing I See).
Each month, Arkadin presents a selection of FOLK HORROR AROUND THE WORLD, creepy folktales from all corner of the globe to give you the Sunday scaries.
1859. When a young Māori woman (Ariāna Osborne, in a ferocious performance) is summoned from New Zealand to England, she uncovers a horrific colonial heritage, which she faces with vengeful fury. Combining folk horror dread and haunted house chills, MĀRAMA may be a genre unto itself—what first-time director Taratoa Stappard has called “Māori gothic horror.” Infused with traditional folklore from Aotearoa and a righteous hatred of English colonial devastation, MĀRAMA is an “eerie and disquieting bit of gothic horror delivered in a beautifully crafted, exquisitely rendered package” (The Last Thing I See).
Each month, Arkadin presents a selection of FOLK HORROR AROUND THE WORLD, creepy folktales from all corner of the globe to give you the Sunday scaries.
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Arkadin Cinema & Bar, 5228 Gravois Ave, St Louis, MO 63116-2310, United States, Southhampton
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