Poison for the Fairies

I'm so glad to watch this!

Twisted fairytale. A deeply psychological horror on how an innocent child may transform into a potential sociopath. If adults aren't careful enough, those childish games may even lead to an inevitable tragedy.

At first, Poison for the Fairies may remind American viewers of the classic "Wonderful World of Disney" feature films, leading some people to believe they have been tricked into watching a children's movie. However, it is not for children. It is instead an atmospheric, absorbing fairy tale about two little girls and their intense, unsettling friendship--if one can rightly call a relationship based on psychological dominance as "friendly." The plot is deceptively simple: Lonely, aristocratic Flavia comes to a new school, where she instantly grabs the attention of Veronica, a girl from a lower-class family, who pretends to be a witch in order to comfort herself for a lack of power in the real world. All the other girls have long since learned to ignore Veronica, but Flavia is just innocent enough to believe that Veronica truly is a witch, her beliefs helped along once several macabre coincidences seem to reinforce Veronica's claims that she possesses black magic. Gradually the line between childhood friendship and a master and slave is blurred, and Veronica's games of make-believe witchcraft have filled Flavia with a fear and despair that are far too real.

People who expect a traditional horror film will definitely be disappointed in Poison for the Fairies. The pace of the film, along with the lack of violence or even blood, may be too slow for some viewers to tolerate. Visually, the film looks dated, and certain stylistic techniques (particularly the lengths to which the camera goes in avoiding the faces of adults) seem a little hackneyed. But all in all, this is a film of culminating, creepy horror building to a shocking but inevitable denouement, and well worth a watch.

This movie is Mexican and its one of the few that im very proud to have made in my country out in this genere. The director for this movie worked also on another Mexican alltime classic called "HASTA EL VIENTO TIENE MIEDO", Im very proud to own both movies and recommend them plenty to you all out there who loved movies like "The Others" and "Ring". its a story about a little girl who starts playing with another little girl that is kind of evil and likes to torture everyone around her and boos everybody around. So this little girl starts to tell the other one that she knows witches are alive and that they should make some poison for the witches, both little girls act in a very adult manner and they deliver a great performance. A mexican classic and a must see.

Mere words cannot describe this film. Each frame begs to be mounted as art. The cinematography of this gem should bring most Film fans to their knees. If someone described this film to me I probably wouldn't have expected much, but I would have been sorely mistaken. My undivided attention was earned from the very first screen and a free pass to every porn site on the net couldn't have dragged me away. Every once in a while we come across a film that affects us at a deeper level then we ever would had expected, and this epic will stay with me for the rest of my days on this earth.

Pure artistic brilliance that deserves a spot on every "best of" list in existence.

POISON FOR THE FAIRIES is the story of young Veronica (Ana Patricia Rojo), an apparent witch, and her schoolmate, Flavia (Elsa Maria Gutierrez), who reluctantly tags along while Veronica gets up to her occult mischief. Whether Veronica has any true powers or not, she is undoubtedly a psychopath. Flavia is tormented, and kept in fear by her overbearing friend.

The bulk of the film is taken up by the two girls' quest to gather the ingredients for the titular toxin. However, there is a death, as well as some other creepy moments. Both actresses are believable in their roles.

One interesting aspect is that no adult faces are ever shown. They're only shown from the waist down, from behind, or in darkness.

Not a bad little movie, just don't expect any broomstick races or magic wand showdowns.

The ending is satisfying and fitting...