“A haunting journey into the heart of darkness — Essential viewing”
– Stephanie Malone / Morbidly Beaufitul

“[Director] Tiainen copes impressively with a film which swerves far off its original course”
– Jennie Kermode / Eye For Film

“A smart, confident documentary”
– Katie Beach / Movie Jawn

“Shot like a horror movie. Few, if any, documentaries look like this”
– Tina Kakadelis / Beyond the Cinerama Dome

“In 2021 Finnish filmmaker and documentarian Otso Tiainen, together with his co-writer Kalle Kinnunen, set out to Montségur, France, a commune nestled in the French Pyreneese mountains and a homestead for practitioners of the occult. Initially filming started out as a documentary about filmmaker and occultist Richard Stanley and their life in what they call ‘The Zone.’ However, part way through the project a shocking allegation of past domestic abuse was made against Stanley. Not only did the documentarians need to rethink what they do with this revelation but so did other residents of Montségur who had come to know Stanley as one of the commune’s key spiritual leaders.” – Andrew Mack / Screen Anarchy