Sacrifice

Released Apr 29, 2016

1 hr. 31 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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29%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

33%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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After moving to the Shetland Islands, a surgeon (Radha Mitchell) finds a woman with her heart ripped out and strange symbols carved into her flesh.

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Andrea C

Racconto a cui è difficile trovare un'anima. La regia cerca di avvicinarsi all'horror, al thriller e al giallo poliziesco senza mai affrontare con la dovuta precisione nessuno dei tre generi. I personaggi, ad eccezione della protagonista, sono poco sensati e senza una spiegazione ai loro comportamenti. Nel finale qualche colpo a sorpresa degno di nota c'è, ma nel complesso la scelta di portare la contesa sui riti antichi non funziona e non trasmette la dovuta ansia e passione che ci si aspetta in un film del genere.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/23

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Peter A. Dowling

Director

Radha Mitchell

Dr. Tora Hamilton

Rupert Graves

Duncan Guthrie

David Robb

Richard Guthrie

Ian McElhinney

D.I. McKie

Liam Carney

Mr. Grey

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Sacrifice, while far from a waste of time, just isn't interesting enough to bother with, the only mystery being why anyone thought it was strong enough to garner a theatrical release in the first place.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 11, 2016

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

That the film looks good matters little when director Peter A. Dowling's script, based on the novel by Sharon Bolton, is filled with so many thinly drawn characters, blunt warning signs and telegraphed plot points.

May 5, 2016

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

This movie should be taught in film school-just as Hitchcock movies can teach filmmaking, so can their failed imitators provide us with elementary examples of when technique goes horribly wrong.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 29, 2016

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

I felt like it was very obvious and it was very twisty and you kind of knew something was up from the start... it just ran too long towards the end.

Rated: 4.5/10

Apr 30, 2021

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Mae Abdulbaki

Punch Drunk Critics

It plays out like one would expect, but quickly turns into a chase that loses a bit of its luster long before the finale comes along.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 14, 2018

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

A rare female role as smart and fearless for an actress, in this feminist investigative thriller. Not to mention buried metaphorical truths in folklore about the plight of women, in this case historical male envy and ensuing domination over female bodies.

Jun 4, 2016

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Synopsis

After moving to the Shetland Islands, a surgeon (Radha Mitchell) finds a woman with her heart ripped out and strange symbols carved into her flesh.

Director: Peter A. Dowling
Executive Producer: Josef Brandmaier, Lawrence Steven Meyers, Gertjan Rooijakkers, Birgit Rothoerl
Screenwriter: Peter A. Dowling
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Subotica, Cheyenne Enterprises
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 29, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2016

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