The Wicker Man

"A strange musical," "smart horror," and the world's first folk horror (if you've seen "Midsommar," you know what that is).

A police sergeant arrives on an island off the coast of Scotland to investigate the disappearance of a little girl. The islanders behave strangely, all adhering to ancient Celtic customs and acting "more and more magically." The policeman is initially angry, but then vague suspicions begin to torment him. Oh, it's not for nothing…

"The Wicker Man" has had a complex fate. Immediately after its release, it was heavily cut and placed in the B category (i.e., second-rate cinema). The original version of the film was simply thrown away when the studio was cleaned. However, gradually the audience matured: in 1979, the film received an award for Best Horror Film from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, and in our century, it was restored from what remained, and then everyone gasped; not even thirty years had passed.

A real cult has grown around the film about occultism! Fans of the film still wander around the filming locations, collecting remains of The Wicker Man that did not burn during filming. Since 2004, a music festival has been held in those places, which is aptly named "The Wicker Man." At the end of the festival, a giant straw effigy is burned.