The Five Devils

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The Five Devils

2023,

1h 35m,

Drama/

Fantasy

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85%

74 Reviews

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74%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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74%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Eight-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets and queer romance.

Critics Consensus

Overflowing with ideas as it moves across genres, The Five Devils uses intoxicating magical realism to explore a family's troubled past.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

May 15, 2023

This alluring and sneakily emotional film is never confusing...

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Peter Debruge

Variety

Apr 1, 2023

The... director is more ambitious than she is successful this time around.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Mar 30, 2023

2.5/5

If The Five Devils more bravely embraced a single perspective, that might have better bound together its depiction of a family splitting apart.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 11, 2025

Mysius’ commanding and compassionate second feature manages to push time-travel tales into new, tear-jerking territory–all without feeling overly wrought or demanding of its audience.

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Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana

Moving Pictures Film Club

Jul 15, 2024

5/5

depiction of a family whose members are trying to fit into expectations that are just not meant for them, seen through the eyes of a hypersensitive child attempting to process her family’s place in the world.

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Tamma Moksha

The Hindu

Jun 10, 2024

While the film begins with a promising premise, the sentiments are muddied with overindulgence in the supernatural; the director immerses the audience in Vicky’s potions and dilutes a well-constructed plot.

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Synopsis

Eight-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets and queer romance.

Director: Léa Mysius
Producer: Jean-Louis Livi, Fanny Yvonnet
Screenwriter: Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume, Léa Mysius, Paul Guilhaume
Production Co: F Comme Film, Trois Brigands Productions
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.7K
Runtime: 1h 35m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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