A French fairy tale where summer romance curdles into nightmare fuel in 21 minutes flat.
On a beautiful summer day, Virginie joins her lover, Alexandre, wanted by the gendarmes and who is hiding in a ruined mill. No sooner had they had time to enjoy their reunion when a dark raven came to rest on the wings of the windmill, triggered a sinister mechanism. Day gives way to night, the flowery hill to an impenetrable forest of brambles. The worrying occupant of the premises then emerges from the darkness: the miller. The hunt can begin ... and the fairy tale turns black.
Cinematography
Day-to-night transformation that physically hurts to watch.
Production
Mill set feels genuinely cursed, not built.
Direction
Guerraz stretches 21 minutes into timeless nightmare logic.
Director
Michael Guerraz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Draws heavily on French rural folklore where mills traditionally bridge earthly and supernatural realms.
The 21-minute runtime mirrors classic fairy tale pacing—three acts, no fat, permanent damage.
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