Superstition (2001)
Sienna Guillory plays a nanny out in the Italian countryside who is found with her dead ward in a blazing room. Believed to be a witch by the Italian press and a vengeful public it's up to lawyer, Mark Strong to fight her defence.
Superstition is an interesting film, looking at the power of the media in a witch hunt, quite literally in this case, but also a gripping thriller with supernatural overtones even though the majority of the film is set in a court room.
The film has a fantastic British ensemble cast. Guillory does well in a difficult role and Strong is always a draw in my eyes, one of the best actors working today, so when you throw in David Warner, Charlotte Rampling and Frances Barber to the mix you've got a bit of an acting tour de force and a movie for adults to enjoy rather than the screaming multiplexes resulting in a mature film that grabbed me from the off.
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