‘It can take away your enemies and your fears…’
The Windigo is a 2021 American horror film about an Indigenous American family that summons up an uncontrollable demon to protect them.
Directed and co-produced by Gabe Torres (Brake) from a screenplay written by Brent Jordan. The Gylden Entertainment production stars Marco Fuller (Broken; The Veil), Fivel Stewart, Tonantzin Carmelo, Casey Camp-Horinek, Troy James and Brian Krause (The Demonologist; Poseidon Rex; Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer; Sleepwalkers).
Plot:
An ancient Chippewa demon, the Windigo, is resurrected by an Indigenous American teenager and his grandmother to protect their family after a run-in with back-woods meth dealers. They soon discover that the creature’s lust for killing cannot be controlled.
As each killing bonds the teen and the Windigo ever closer, the family must find a way to break the curse before all of them become the blood-thirsty creature’s next victims.
Distribution and release date:
The Windigo is currently in post-production.
Cast and characters:
Marco Fuller … Ry
Fivel Stewart … Bree
Tonantzin Carmelo … Claire
Casey Camp-Horinek … Grandmother
Troy James … Windigo
Brian Krause … Sheriff Bradley Elkins
Adam Shalzi … Ben
Griffin Powell-Arcand … Kevin
Justin Mane … Tuck
Tatanka Means … Ogichidaa
Filming locations:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Trailer:
There is currently no trailer available for The Windigo.
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