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THE WORST YEAR TO BE ALIVE — THE BEST YEAR TO BE A PAGAN

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Hag horror meets grotesque mukbang in Ireland circa 536 AD (referred to by medieval scholars as “the worst year to be alive”) in this psycho-biddy period piece about three paganesses, a foreign man lost in the forest and a feast appalling enough to shock a Visigoth.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

27 mins

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Release Date

26 April 2024

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Cast

Violet Webster

Violet Webster

Siobhán

Isabelle Molnar

Isabelle Molnar

Aífe

Kellen MacGregor

Kellen MacGregor

Róisín

Keir Williams

Keir Williams

The Anglo-Saxon Man

Lydia Kuzak

Lydia Kuzak

Brighid

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