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Directed by | Jordan Scott |
Screenplay by | Jordan Scott |
Based on | Tokyo by Nicholas Hogg |
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Cinematography | Julie Kirkwood |
Edited by | Rachel Durance |
Music by | Volker Bertelmann |
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Distributed by | Vertical [1] |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
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Language | English |
A Sacrifice is an upcoming psychological drama film written and directed by Jordan Scott, and starring Eric Bana, Sadie Sink and Sylvia Hoeks. It is an adaptation of Nicholas Hogg's 2015 novel Tokyo.
The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on June 28, 2024, by Vertical.
A psychiatrist must save his daughter from a cult after she falls in love with a boy whose mother is its charismatic leader.
Filming began in Berlin in September 2022 under the title Berlin Nobody. [2] A co-production of the United States and Germany. It has production by Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss for Scott Free Productions in conjunction with Augenschein FilmProduktion's Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, and Georgina Pope. It is executive-produced by Augenschein's Jonathan Saubach with Rebecca Feuer executive producing for Scott Free. Actress Kiernan Shipka was initially added to the production in January 2022 alongside Bana, but left the project before principal photography began in September 2022. [3] In May, 2022 Sylvia Hoeks was added to the cast. In September 2022 Sadie Sink, Jonas Dassler and Sophie Rois were added to the cast. [4] Filming wrapped by December 2022. [5] [6] Stephan Kampwirth and Lara Feith were announced to be part of the cast in May 2024. [7]
Protagonist Pictures and Augenschein Sales have control of worldwide sales jointly. [8] In February 2024, Vertical acquired North American distribution rights to the film, which was subsequently retitled to A Sacrifice in May 2024, scheduling it for a theatrical release on June 28, 2024. [1] [7]
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