The Black Forest

The Black Forest

Evil has many roots.

2018 · 98 min · ★ 5.3 · Horror

In a forest based in the heart of Brazil, a girl sees her life – and everyone’s around her – change terribly, when she finds the Lost Book of Cypriano, whose Dark Magic, besides bestowing power and wealth on its possessor, is also able to deliver a terrible evil upon the Earth.

Directed by Rodrigo Aragão · Written by Alexandre Callari

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