Fréamhacha
Care worker Shoo, who is haunted by a personal tragedy, is sent to a remote village to care for an agoraphobic woman, who fears both her neighbours and the Na Sídhe – sinister folkloric entities she believes abducted her decades before.
Fréwaka (2025) is a drama, fantasy and horror film directed by Aislinn Clarke, released on April 25, 2025 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Clare Monnelly, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Alexandra Bustryzhickaya and Olga Wehrly. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 55 ratings.
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Clare Monnelly
as Shoo
Bríd Ní Neachtain
as Peig
Alexandra Bustryzhickaya
as Mila
Olga Wehrly
as Deirdre
Grace Collender
as Young Peig
Mícheál Óg Lane
as Daithí
Tara Breathnach
as The Mother
Jim Cunningham
as Seán
Peadar Cox
as Bus Driver
Liv O'Donoghue
as Receptionist
Dorothy Duffy
as Méabh
Charlotte Bradley
as Majella
Directed by Aislinn Clarke, written by Aislinn Clarke, produced by Patrick O'Neill and Dermot Lavery.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 55 ratings.
*Fréwaka* contains almost everything you might reasonably order from the folk-horror catalogue: an isolated Irish village, an old woman barricaded behind iron, a fairy tree hung with offerings, hostile locals, a goat, Catholic iconography, inherited trauma and something ancient waiting for a family debt to be settled. The problem is not that the film lacks ideas. It is that it keeps putting them somewhere we cannot…
Reviewed on August 25, 2026
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Fréwaka (2025) is available to stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel and Shudder Apple TV channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Fréwaka (2025) includes Clare Monnelly, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Alexandra Bustryzhickaya, Olga Wehrly and Grace Collender. The film was directed by Aislinn Clarke. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Fréwaka was released on April 25, 2025 and runs for 1h 43m.
Fréwaka (2025) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 55 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, fantasy and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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