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| Directed by | Romain Gavras |
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| Cinematography | Matias Boucard |
| Edited by | Benjamin Weill |
| Music by | GENER8ION |
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Running time | 103 minutes [1] |
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| Language | English |
Sacrifice is a 2025 action adventure comedy film directed by Romain Gavras, and co-written by Gavras and Will Arbery. It stars an ensemble cast that features Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, Charli XCX and John Malkovich.
The film had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025.
A film star attempting a comeback is abducted along with two others by a radical group that believes that by sacrificing three people, it would save humanity.
It was announced in May 2024 that Romain Gavras was set to direct and co-write the film, with Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Salma Hayek and Brendan Fraser cast to star. [2] In September 2024, Sam Richardson joined the cast, with Fraser exiting due to scheduling conflicts. [3] In November 2024, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, John Malkovich, Charli XCX, Yung Lean, Jade Croot, Jeremy O. Harris and Miriam Silverman joined the cast, with Cassel replacing Fraser. [4]
Principal photography began in November 2024, in Greece, Bulgaria, and Iceland. [4] Filming wrapped on December 30, 2024. [5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 43% of 30 critics' reviews are positive. [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 46 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. It is one of the lowest-rated films of the year that premiered at fall film festivals. [7]