Sacrifice (2020 film)

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Sacrifice
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Directed by
  • Andy Collier
  • Tor Mian
Screenplay by
  • Andy Collier
  • Tor Mian
Produced by
  • Sean Knoop
  • Tor Mian
  • Ross Scaife
Starring
Release date
  • October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)(Frightfest)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Sacrifice is a 2020 horror film. Based on the short story "Men of the Cloth" by Paul Kane, [1] the film is a Lovecraftian horror. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

Americans Isaac and his pregnant wife Emma go to a Norwegian island to claim a house he has inherited. They meet a pagan cult who worship a sea deity, and events turn sinister. [3]

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 2020 London FrightFest Film Festival. [4] It was later released as video on demand on 9 February 2021 [5] and on Blu-ray on 23 February 2021. [6]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 16 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 10 as positive and five as negative for a 63% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 6.1/10. [7] The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars and said it had "a 1970s giallo vibe." [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, Clark. "Watch horror icon Barbara Crampton in Lovecraftian Sacrifice trailer". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ↑ White, Jeanette (1 February 2021). "Sacrifice Star Barbara Crampton Talks Cults and Lovecraftian Nostalgia". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Dhruw, Vikas (26 March 2022). "Sacrifice (2021) Ending Explained". Marvelous Videos. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Wheat, Phil (22 October 2020). "Frightfest 2020: 'Sacrifice' Review". Nerdly.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Millican, Josh (23 February 2021). "DREAD's Lovecraftian Shocker SACRIFICE Starring Barbara Crampton is Now Available to Own on Blu-ray!". Dread Central . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  6. ↑ Squires, John (11 January 2021). "Barbara Crampton Calls to Cthulhu in New Lovecraftian Horror Movie 'Sacrifice' [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sacrifice (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Felperin, Leslie (10 March 2021). "Sacrifice review – pagan fjords of misrule". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 May 2021.


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