Sorceress (1982)
Release Year: 1982
Nation: Mexico, United States
Alternative Title: The Devil's Advocate, Pimeyden ruhtinaat, O symvoulos tou diavolou, Skoteines dynameis, La spada e la magia
Director: Jack Hill
Writer: Jack Hill, Jim Wynorski
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Jack Hill
Executive_Producer: Roger Corman
Companies: Conacine, New World Pictures
Budget: $500,000 (estimated)
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: barbarian, sword and sorcery, twins
Story
Evil wizard Traigon must sacrifice his firstborn child to maintain his powers, but his wife flees with their twin daughters after birth. Before dying, she entrusts the girls to warrior Krona who raises them as soldiers. Twenty years later, Traigon returns to claim his daughters. With the help of allies like Barbarian Erlik and Viking Baldar, the twins Mira and Mara must defeat their father and avenge their mother.
Summary
Sorceress (1982) is a sword-and-sorcery action adventure directed by Jack Hill. Set in a fantastical realm, it revolves around Traigon, an evil wizard who seeks to regain his power through sacrificing his firstborn child. His wife's defiance leads to the birth of twin daughters who are raised by Krona as warriors. The film explores themes of revenge and redemption as the grown twins confront their father to prevent him from gaining ultimate control.
