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Lucie Berelowitsch and Penda Diouf, associate artist at Le Préau, set out in the footsteps of anthropologist Jeanne Favret-Saada, who in the 1970s conducted research into the magical word and witchcraft in the countryside.

Where are we fifty years on?

In search of eyewitness accounts, miscellaneous facts and legends, they traveled the Normandy bocage to question rituals, beliefs and superstitions. Beyond witchcraft, the themes of transmission, heritage and friendship are revealed in this fantastic fiction.

Sonia has chosen to leave Paris and settle in a family home in the countryside. Memories of her grandmother fill the house: clothes, objects and her presence. One rainy evening, a surprise guest arrives at Sonia's house. She takes her in while her car is being repaired. After she leaves, Sonia begins to develop gifts: she hears whispers. The house comes to life, invading her and leading her to stir up the past. Supported by her friend Jeanne, she unravels the history of this house, said to be cursed.