Underground horror which poses interesting situations in which it combines folk horror with music, specifically with ancestral Irish songs.
It is a film shot with very few means, in various aspects it is noticeable, however the direction of Duane, through the blue photography and costumes, manages to restore, in the dreamlike moments, the atmospheres of folk horror by showing the tragic ancient events that the song talks about.
Music is an important aspect for the film, Rita, the old woman Irish lady is the guardian of the song sought by Anna, Aleks and Agnes.
This song speaks of betrayals, of a toxic love between a king and a girl of the people with related disturbing and tragic moments.
In fact the song, the ancient Irish traditions serve as a treasure chest to avoid releasing the curse.
Duane also plays with the mystery, not showing Rita right away who is actually hiding in a wardrobe to try not to interact with people out of fear that such curses can be freed.
In the development there are some lightnesses of writing, secondary characters not handled in the best way and undoubtedly everything could have had a greater scope, the low budget is noticeable, the shadows that follow Rita's son are not such constant presences and undoubtedly when the characters go into pubs, libraries, you notice that the sets are not too structured.
Film which however also hints at body horror, Rita's son has a tragic and disturbing life and the characters will find themselves living what the song narrates.
In some circumstances it is explained a little too much in words without the film showing this, the narrative therefore lives on a suggestive and interesting basis between ancestral, folk music and body horror where yes, the low budget is sometimes noticeable but where fans of the genre will be able to find ideas and moments that are not at all bad and even suggestive.