The Banishing

Essex, 1938. Winter light on a bare field. A clergyman moves into a manor with his wife and daughter. Poltergeist activity escalates, as does local talk of a prior resident, a Satanist. See it for Smith's confident handling of familiar occult beats.

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The Banishing was released in 2021 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.