Sennentuntschi

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Evil descends upon a secluded mountain village in the Swiss Alps when a feral woman appears from out of nowhere, and a concerned local policeman comes to her aid. In the remote region of Höhenalp, lonely Alpine herdsman have been known to fashion an artificial woman out of a broom, straw, and rags to combat the isolation of the cruel winter months. They call these "love dolls" the Sennentuntschi, and legend states that they sometimes come to life. When the kindly policeman learns that the mute woman has come from Höhenalp, a living nightmare of madness depravity is unleashed upon this once-peaceful hamlet, corrupting the souls of everyone it touches. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Art House & International, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
  • Directed By:
    Ueli Jaggi, Michael Steiner
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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    MVD Entertainment Group

Cast

Roxane Mesquida
Joel Basman
Rebecca Indermaur
Carlos Léal

Critic Reviews for Sennentuntschi

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3)

  • the ingenious narrative of Switzerland's very first genre film winds, twists and doubles back on itself like a treacherous mountain pass, always clinging close to the edge of its own elaborate ambiguities.

    August 31, 2011

    Anton Bitel

    Little White Lies
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  • The film toys with the reality of the supernatural versus the mundane and isolated life of mountain villagers. I am even finding that writing about it is increasing my esteem for it. Recommended for fans of dark and mature mysteries.

    April 1, 2020 | Full Review…

    Ed Travis

    Hollywood Jesus

  • This gripping Swiss horror plays out like a grisly fairytale, with solid performances and impressive, visually sumptuous direction.

    August 30, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

    Shaun Munro

    What Culture
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Audience Reviews for Sennentuntschi

  • May 21, 2014
    Basically I dont watch Swiss Movies. Swiss are better in lot of things but they are really bad (bad is underestated) in making Movies, unless Germans and/or Austrians support them, and Sennentuntschi is one of them. An example was the Movie named "ring thing" which was a disaster....anyhow back to Sennentuntschi, it was an okay for an "Horror" Honestly I watched it because there was nothing better on TV and I had flue.
    NaWie M Super Reviewer
  • Sep 13, 2011
    (aka <i>Curse of the Alps</i>.) Purportedly Switzerland's first genre film, this brilliant telling of a mythological tale filtered through two generations of a small village in the Alps is directed, acted, scored and edited with utmost skill and economy. The legend of the 'stick girl', brought unto the world for the sole purpose of serving it's (male) creators, both domestically and sexually, is fascinatingly told through flashbacks and asides, with a brilliant use of timeframes that only becomes clear the longer the film is on. There's some disturbing content here but also scope for laughs amidst the grisly details. <i>Sennentuntischi</i> is sure to become a future alongside two other great modern, grown-up fables - <i>May</i> and <i>Pan's Labyrinth</i> springing to mind. One of the highlights of the FilmFour FrightFest 2011.
    Daniel P Super Reviewer
  • Jul 14, 2011
    A typical horror flick based on an ancient legend. The story keeps changing its track chronologically, but it neither added to the style nor to the subject matter of the film for me. IMO, this Abracadabra is avoidable.
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