The Witch's Daughter

Name: The Witch's Daughter
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Leigh Biagi, Richard Claxton

TV Movie
1996
Not Rated
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

106

YOUR RATING

Simone Lahbib in The Witch's Daughter (1996)

Drama

Zelda, a young woman whose husband is lost at sea, and her 12-year-old daughter, Perdita, live off the coast of Scotland on the small island of Skua. The islanders believe Zelda is a witch, ... Read allZelda, a young woman whose husband is lost at sea, and her 12-year-old daughter, Perdita, live off the coast of Scotland on the small island of Skua. The islanders believe Zelda is a witch, but her sister, Annie, says Zelda is just "different." Certain that her husband will never... Read allZelda, a young woman whose husband is lost at sea, and her 12-year-old daughter, Perdita, live off the coast of Scotland on the small island of Skua. The islanders believe Zelda is a witch, but her sister, Annie, says Zelda is just "different." Certain that her husband will never return, Zelda drowns herself. When lobsters, the islanders' main source of trade, suddenl... Read all

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

106

YOUR RATING

2User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Photos

‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

Watch now

9:57

More like this

The Witch's Daughter

7.6

The Hummingbird Tree

5.1

Triplecross

Storyline

Edit

User reviews2

Featured review

4/10

Too Many Holes

It's a pleasant movie particularly for pre-teens but it has so many moments when characters do completely illogical things that it begins to generate groans of "Oh come on," and I'm not referring to the psychic plot points which are perfectly acceptable given the nature of the story.

The acting is competent, if not particularly inspired, all around but the reviewer who criticized the "robust cheerfulness" of the young actress who plays Perdita was spot on.

I kept watching in no small measure because of the location shots which are lovely, but if I were Scottish, I'd be thoroughly cranky about the clichéd stereotypes written for most of the supporting characters.