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The Sacrifice Game

2023 · 99 min

A slow-burning, snowbound siege that turns into a strange, bloody fable of friendship and sacrifice.

Directed by
Jenn Wexler
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
This Christmas, raise a little hell.
Overview
Christmas break, 1971. Samantha and Clara, two students who are staying behind for the holidays at their boarding school, must survive the night after the arrival of uninvited visitors.

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Directed by
Jenn Wexler
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Jenn Wexler
Written by
Jenn Wexler, Sean Redlitz
Starring
Georgia Acken, Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Chloë Levine, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Madison Baines
Music
Mario Sévigny
Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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