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Movies: Best "folk tale" Movies


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Lamb(2021)

R
| 1h 46min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
3.2/5 (with 299 votes)

An Icelandic couple live with their herd of sheep on a beautiful but remote farm. When they discover a mysterious newborn on their land, they decide to keep it and raise it as their own. This unexpected development and the prospects of a new family brings them much joy before ultimately destroying them.

Directed by Valdimar Johannsson - With Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson

Mami Wata(2023)

1h 47min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted but rebellious daughter Zinwe and skeptical protégé Prisca warn Efe about unrest among the villagers. With the sudden arrival of a mysterious rebel deserter named Jasper, a conflict erupts, leading to a violent clash of ideologies and a crisis of faith for the people of Iyi.

Directed by C.J. Obasi - With Uzoamaka Aniunoh, Kelechi Udegbe, Rita Edochie, C.J. Obasi

Korean Ghost Story – Ieodo(1979)

1h 9min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Korean Ghost Story was a popular TV series telling tales of the eerie and the uncanny. This episode took its inspiration from a legend that originated on Cheju island, whose inhabitants claim that fishermen who vanished around Socora Rock were now in Ieodo, an empire ruled by women who didn’t allow any man to leave. The legend, it seems, was popular in the 1970s.

Ti-Jean Goes Lumbering(2023)

Ten-year-old Ti-Jean's feats dwarf those of even the strongest lumberjack as he fells timber, cuts, carries and piles heavy logs, and comes out the victor in every contest. This short French-Canadian folk tale portrays typical life and work in a winter logging camp.