Poison for the Fairies

In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.

Cast

Ana Patricia Rojo

as Veronica

Elsa Maria Gutierrez

as Flavia

Leonor Llausás

as La Bruja

Carmela Stein

as Nana

Maria Santander

as Miss Aragon

Ernesto Schwartz

as Tono

Lilia Aragón

as Flavia's Mother (voice)

Hilda Perez Carbajal

as Madame Rickard (voice)

Marcela Paez

as Grandmother (voice)

Araceli de Leon

as Nana (voice)

Reviews

tmdb17996075

Word of advice: if you're looking for a genuine horror film with decent scares and gore, don't expect any of those things in this movie. "Poison for the fairies" is not a horror movie, although it was advertised as one. It was directed by the well known Mexican horror director Carlos Enrique Taboada...

Dsnake1

Poison for the Fairies, or Veneno para las Hadas, is well-deserving of the praise I've seen heaped onto it. Using a story of two children from very different situations to explore themes ranging from inequality to control to blackmail to revenge is a wonderful idea, and Taboada did a wonderful job e...

JohnPiper1986

**I love this movie!** I have the DVD and streaming on Amazon—purchased it there too. I also watch it on TUBI! I recommend it! All the cast is wonderful, beautiful scenes in Mexico City area, the music score is beautiful, emotionally charged, and charming. Adult faces are never seen as part of t...

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