Innocence will fall prey.

In the late 19th century, a brutal land baron slaughters a Roma clan, unleashing a curse on his family and village. In the days that follow, the townspeople are plagued by nightmares, the baron's son goes missing, and a boy is found murdered. The locals suspect a wild animal, but a visiting pathologist warns of a more sinister presence lurking in the woods.
The Cursed keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, curse, infection, transformation, fear.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Other films that change a standing rule of their world — ranked first by those bending it at the same rung.
Warm Bodies (2013)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
Luca (2021)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
The Ring (2002)alters at E6 · same rung · rigorous
Red Riding Hood (2011)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
It Follows (2015)alters at E6 · same rung · loose