Crendices, meaning 'superstitions', premièring at the Portuguese horror film festival Motel X, is a very local film. It hails from Madeira, an island that is part of Portugal, and that has local practices that are extremely specific to that region. As a Dutch film critic, for whom English is a second language, seeing this local film, with a fully Portuguese audience was a somewhat alienating experience, but mostly in a good way. The central premise of Crendices is also quite specific: it is a horror comedy where almost every scene is built around a superstition. From encountering a dead black cat as an omen of witches, to inviting the Devil when one walks backwards, the entirety of the films jokes and scares are built around...
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