Movies: Based on myths legends or folklore

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A reclusive woman holds the secret to a series of mysterious child disappearances in a small northern community....

This is a film-tale about the battle between good and evil good ending. Tsiskara his heroes, the evil wizard who's People without a savior sent forth to the people. He must conquer the evil forces and to release people from slavery. His beloved and l...

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The animation was shot based on the folk tale about Ayu-Dag (Bear Mountain)....

Done in the style of an African folk tale, this film, a collaboration between European and African countries, is said to be among the most elaborate, high tech film in African film. Exquisitely photographed and filled with archetypal figures to creat...

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A horror film based on the humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 1966 to December 1967...

The story is based on the legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh, which disappears under the waters of a lake to escape an attack by the Mongols....

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In the small Caribbean island of St. Lucia lives an ancient spirit. Soucouyant, as she is known, cannot be contained, captured or killed. The people in the town of Gros Islet have come face to face with this reality. Soucouyant has taken 8 lives alre...

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The Korean legend of Ungnyeo, a bear reborn as a woman, becomes a percussive and mesmerizing riff on the themes of transformation and quarantine. Produced as part of the 13th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship....

In the forest two gold digger saw a fire nymph, foreshadowing is rich in gold deposits, and had a fight. This greatly angered the nymph. This story told grandfather to his grandson. Suddenly the very same girl appeared in front of them from the flame...

Oral legend of the Amazonian nationality Secoya del Ecuador. Tells the story of Ñañe (the moon) and how it created the world....

Based on the Chinese folk tale. Long ago, three brothers Liu lived in China. They were so similar that even their own mother discerned them on colored ribbons. The first brother could command fire, the second could drink the sea and return it back, a...