Movie

The Vigil

2020 · 88 min

A slow, suffocating night watch that wrings dread from silence and shadow, steeped in grief and guilt.

Tagline: Say your prayers.
Overview: A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Guilt, trauma, faith, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
trauma
faith
isolation
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none