We find ourselves in the Basque Country in the 17th century, where the Catholic Church rules society with an iron grip and the strict doctrines of the Spanish Inquisition hold sway. Kattalin is fleeing through the forest following a clumsy attempt to kill her husband. The night is heavy and impenetrable, and something unsettling lurks in the shadows. When she encounters three older women deep in the darkness of the forest, she is confronted with the choices that have shaped her life – choices that now demand reckoning.

Gaua is a dark and atmospheric tale of shame and the forbidden, the beautiful and the grotesque, love and liberation; woven together with tradition, folklore and ancient beliefs. If you have an interest in folklore, history, witchcraft and sorcery, this is the film for you!

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