Movie

The Sacrament

2014 · 99 min

A slow-building, deeply unsettling found-footage descent into a real-life-inspired nightmare that grows more horrifying as it goes.

Tagline: Live as one. Die as one.
Overview: Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father." It quickly becomes evident to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. Eden Parish harbors a twisted secret. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a fight for survival.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, faith, power, death
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
faith
power
death
survival
Places: wilderness
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
true story
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild