Video journos Sam (AJ Bowen) and Jake (Joe Swanberg) visit Eden Parish, a remote community run by the charismatic ‘Father’ (Gene Jones). The idyll of the back-to-nature sect sours fast, as an all-too-expected disaster overtakes the group. Writer-director Ti West (The House Of The Devil, The Innkeepers) gets away from the supernatural but maintains his skill with slow-burning scares and hard-to-watch horrors. Amy Seimetz, following work in A Horrible Way To Die and Upstream Colour, confirms that she’s one of the most interesting young actresses around with a startling, terrifying performance as a former junkie who has switched her addiction to religion.
The Sacrament Review
With two colleagues in tow, photographer Patrick (Audley) heads out into the sticks to visit his sister (Seimetz). She's a former addict recovering under the eye of charismatic commune head known only as 'Father'.
Release Date:
08 Jun 2014
Running Time:
100 minutes
Certificate:
15
Original Title:
Sacrament, The
A masterclass in unsettling chills from West, lit up by another strong Seimetz turn.
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