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The Damned

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Eva (Odessa Young), a 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing post. Eva and her crew must choose to either rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food. Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they are all being punished for their choices.
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Heavy on mood and existential terror, The Damned's patient approach to horror pays off with cerebral chills.

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Billie Walker Little White Lies What may have been intended as a chilling revelation, serves only as a reminder (one becoming increasingly frequent) that audiences are no longer to be trusted with the slightest inference. Rated: 2/5 Jan 18, 2025 Full Review Anna Smith Time Out But if you invest in its characters, it offers a thought-provoking insight into the depths of the human mind when faced with the laws of survival. It’s grim, but good. Rated: 3/5 Jan 10, 2025 Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle What Palsson is really tackling here is that intersection between the real and the arcane. Rated: 3/5 Jan 7, 2025 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews ...The Damned feels like it could be a lost gem: a below-the-radar horror film that stays true to its indie roots while generating sufficient scares to warrant a recommendation to genre fans. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 16, 2025 Full Review Rudy Valdez Willamette Week Seeing Young lead the story as a woman amongst a group of 19th century men was believable and refreshing. Her determination to solve the mystery with as many of her crew making it out alive keeps viewers warm in a chilling thriller. Jan 15, 2025 Full Review Q.V. Hough Vague Visages “‘The Damned’ is a cerebral film that should be analyzed in film theory courses.” Jan 15, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kia B A wild ride that left me asking questions. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/25 Full Review robert Isolation, guilt and superstition leads to madness. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review Tom B Well cast, scripted & acted film that was shot in Iceland in 2023. Great cinematography. Dark, but, imho, extremely well done. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review Jeremy great sound design and eerie tone make it an interesting watch despite it being a slow burn film Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review Color Beautiful movie! Wonderfully shot, beautiful soundtrack! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review JessieV Different kind of horror movie, with a psychological monster- guilt. I think of this as an art house horror movie. Well acted and interesting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Eva (Odessa Young), a 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, in the middle of an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing post. Eva and her crew must choose to either rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food. Facing the consequences of their choice and tormented by their guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they are all being punished for their choices.
Director
?ór?ur Pálsson
Producer
Emilie Jouffroy, Kamilla Hodol, John Keville, Conor Barry, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Nate Kamiya
Screenwriter
Jamie Hannigan
Distributor
Vertical
Production Co
Wild Atlantic Pictures, Elation Pictures
Rating
R (Bloody Violent Content|Suicide|Some Language)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 3, 2025, Wide
Runtime
1h 29m
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