The Juniper Tree

About The Juniper Tree

Margit and her older sister Katla flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for witchcraft. Finding shelter with Johan and his resentful young son, Jonas, the sisters help form an impromptu family unit that’s soon strained by Katla’s burgeoning sorcery.

Nietzchka Keene's The Juniper Tree is a 1990 fantasy film. The film is filed under fairy tale, witchcraft, iceland, and mysticism.

Björk appears as Margit, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir as Katla, Valdimar Örn Flygenring as Johann, and Guðrún Gísladóttir as Mother. It runs 79 minutes and was released in April 1990.

The screenplay is by Nietzchka Keene. In the United States it streams on Eternal Family, Metrograph, and Night Flight Plus.

Shrek, Red Riding Hood, and Gretel & Hansel make useful companions to The Juniper Tree. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 95 votes and it carries a NR rating.