Sacrifice

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Sacrifice

Released Apr 29, 2016

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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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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nick s

The acting and cinematography were very good. Unfortunately as the story unfolded it became increasingly preposterous. The action felt derivative and the number of twists/reveals piled up too high. Seemed like a waste of a good cast and crew.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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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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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
Producer: Peter Lewis, Tristan Lynch, Aoife O'Sullivan, Arnold Rifkin
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
Runtime: 1h 31m

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