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Children of Sin

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After being sent to a sinister religious retreat by their stepfather, two siblings fight to escape in order to save their mother from harm's way.

Critics Reviews

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Thom Ernst Original Cin 05/05/2022
C-plus
Insane righteousness has recently been portrayed in full gory glory to far better effect in director Ti West’s X. This one works best as a late-night curiosity for the insomniac too numbed by exhaustion to be critical. Go to Full Review
Abbie Bernstein Assignment X 05/04/2022
B-
The storytelling and casting may be awkward, but the sentiment driving everything feels sincere. Go to Full Review
John Townsend Starburst 05/02/2022
2/5
Ultimately, Children of Sin feels more misguided than malicious. And Go to Full Review
Josh Bell Crooked Marquee 04/27/2022
D+
Moore makes broad, obvious points about the evils of religious repression, combined with sloppy kills and a complete lack of suspense. Go to Full Review
Rob Rector Film Threat 04/22/2022
7.5/10
It is told with a creative vision and a bold voice that is bound to find a loving congregation. Go to Full Review
EJ Moreno Flickering Myth 04/22/2022
Religious horror always speaks to me, and I always applaud filmmakers with something to say. This fits right in with some great indie slashers. Go to Full Review
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07/15/2022 this was ok in a b movie way See more 04/22/2022 After being sent to Abraham House, a sinister religious retreat, Emma (Meredith Mohler) — who is pregnant — and Jackson (Lewis Hines) — who is gay — must escape and save their mother Tammy (Keni Bounds) from their stepfather Robbie (Jeff Buchwald). Jackson wants desperately to make his mother happy, even trying in the past to get along with his abusive stepfather while Emma is always a rebel. Now under the watchful eye of Mary Esther (Jo-Ann Robinson), a religious fanatic who rules the house as she sees the Good News, Jackson agrees to pray away his homosexuality while Emma looks for a way out. Director and writer Christopher Wesley Moore also made Triggered, which I really enjoyed. This slasher has its heart in the better stalk and slice movies of the past while using the politics and religion of today to create a story that has resonance. It does a lot with not much budget, including no small amount of blood as the film moves toward its conclusion. It's so frightening because I honestly believe that it could happen. Conversion therapy is insidious and I honestly feel that every day we inch closer toward an American Taliban. See more Read all reviews
Children of Sin

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Movie Info

Synopsis After being sent to a sinister religious retreat by their stepfather, two siblings fight to escape in order to save their mother from harm's way.
Director
Christopher Wesley Moore
Producer
Christopher Wesley Moore
Screenwriter
Christopher Wesley Moore
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 22, 2022
Runtime
1h 35m