Gwen

Gwen is a dark and mysterious drama that is very solid in terms of storytelling, although it still leaves some question marks.

As a viewer of this film, I can feel the situation and the pain felt by Gwen. A teenage girl who misses the figure of the father, but on the other hand he must face the reality to face the mother who was hard on him. Although in the end Gwen will find out why her mother is being hard on her.

Many interesting points are used as a dressing for this film. Like the plague of cholera, the greediness, to the sense of disappointment towards God which leads to distrust. This film deserves more appreciation, also cinematography typical of the beautiful highlands of Britain, cold, quiet and full of mystery.

🌟 My Personal scor: 3.5 / 5

Its a slow paced , icecold, windy, grey, black and heartwrenching story from the welsh countryside, with lots of sickness and death that digs into you as the plot developes. there are absolutely no fun in this flick, nor horror or thrills, just a dreary folktale about the men with power and the people without.

what impresses me most is the beautiful and overwhelmingly made filmography, that tells the story as well as the actors do. its complete from start to end i cant find many flaws.

so why do the grumpy old man give just a 6. the film does not thrill or entertain, and that is not the actors fault, its just the darkness of the story that doesnt appeal to me, even though its recommendable enough

Gwen is a slow but catching story of cruelty loneliness and vulnerability. It is a horrifying sad story that takes place in a little far land where hope fades and there is no miracle to lead the story to a happy ending.

Truly it is horrifying that you feel how bad things can be and how helpless humans could be. When the movie ends you will think of many similar situations in our time. and maybe you think of many political and social factors behind humans' misery. However it is not a typical horror film. If you are interested only in demons or other typical horror movies, this one could bore you. But considering real matters that make humans suffer life, it is an interesting and really horrifying movie.

How on earth does this only rate a 6? The cinematography is absolutely gorgeous. The storyline is highly suspenseful, the underlying message is compelling and outrageous. Perhaps it's not wise these days to portray unbridled capitalism in a negative light. Granted, there were some dramatic liberties taken, but the brutal enclosure movement, the rape of the countryside, and the outlandish greed and cruel masochism of early unregulated industrialism is no fairy tale. I recommend this film.

I do enjoy folk stories on how real life was for the people, not just the rich and powerful. It was a slow burn, and dark like I expected. Life was harsh and brutal. The acting was really good, and probably was the charm of this film.

The location was absolutely stunning.

But I would have liked more insight to Gwen's Mother's sickness. And I would have loved to know what happened to Gwen, and her sister, because the film just kind of ends. Overall enjoyable if this kind of thing is your cup of tea.