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The Veil

2016 · 93 min

A slow, uneasy descent into a haunted past, where old tapes and ghostly whispers build dread around a documentary crew's fatal curiosity.

Directed by
Phil Joanou
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
Never return to the scene of the crime.
Overview
30 years ago, when members of a religious cult known as Heaven's Veil take their own lives. The truth behind what really happened remains buried deep in the memory of the sole survivor, a five-year-old girl. Now as an adult she returns to the compound with a documentary crew. They soon discover something that is far more terrifying than anything they could have imagined.

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Directed by
Phil Joanou
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • death
  • faith
  • survival
  • trauma
Places
  • single country house
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Phil Joanou
Written by
Robert Ben Garant
Starring
Jessica Alba, Thomas Jane, Lily Rabe, Shannon Woodward, Aleksa Palladino, Reid Scott, Lenny Jacobson, Meegan Warner
Cinematography
Steeven Petitteville
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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