User reviews

This short film was intricately thought through to pack a punch in its small timeframe. Well shot, nicely acted, good camerawork, overall pretty decent.

Obvious issues with foreshadowing and telegraphing but I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of possession or supernatural horror with an emphasis on student art films.

Two sisters decide to take the supernatural into their own hands.

Director Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen (who apparently divides his time between Iceland and the United States) has made a small, hard-hitting masterpiece with "The banishing". Not unlike the short for "Mama", we have an eerie little tale of young sisters and a ghostly, invisible woman. Both are excellent in their own ways.

This short has solid acting, wonderful directing, some scares... and an impressive level of production value. If someone said this was a Hollywood production, most audiences would believe it. The stumbles and holes usually found in independent, low-budget productions are completely missing here.

Thoroddsen is (as of 2015) hard at work on a feature-length version of his short "Child Eater". Few films are more anticipated.

A short film about evil. Impressive for the perfect craft. For the cinematography. And for twist. The atmosphere, the performances, the plot are admirable. Because it is more than a horror but wise exploration of the evil sides, sisterhood and appearences, courage and cold truth.So, a real seductive work.