Kandisha is a French horror film directed and written by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury. The film stars Mériem Sarolie, Walid Afkir, Suzy Bemba, Bakary Diombera, Mathilde Lamusse, Félix Glaux-Delporto and Sandor Funtek. It focuses on a teenage girl who must fight to protect her younger brother, with help from her two friends, from the wraith of a Moroccan figure from folklore she has inadvertently summoned.[2]
Three teenage childhood friends invoke the spirit of Aïsha Kandisha, the avenging creature of a Moroccan legend. When one of them, Amélie, suffers at the hands of a former boyfriend, she asks Kandisha to punish him. The seemingly innocent game turns into a nightmare when Kandisha, not satisfied with only one sacrifice, starts venting her rage on any male she comes across, including their nearest and dearest family members. The three friends must now do everything possible to stop an evil who wants to be reborn by using one of them as a human host. Thus, Amélie and her friends seek an Islamic father-and-son team of spiritualists for help, as Kandisha herself has set her sights on Amélie's younger brother Antoine.[1]
The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival on October 16, 2020 in the Oficial Fantàstic Competición section.[1][3]