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Sacrifice

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After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.

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Adam Nayman Sight & Sound Nov 4
In the end, vain, cowardly, Mike proves to be more Captain Planet than Captain America – but it’s all for naught; the movie proceeds directly to the memory hole. Go to Full Review Peter Debruge Variety Sep 15
There’s a virtuosity to Gavras’ filmmaking, which yields some surprising laughs and thrills along the way... [But] of all Gavras’ cine-revolutions, this one is both most familiar and the farthest removed from our reality. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Sep 10
The movie meanders its way to a disappointing ending that seems to be the product of a writer who never figured out what he wanted to say about the environment or how shallowly its used by influencers and celebrities, only that it is. Go to Full Review Doug Jamieson The Jam Report Oct 28
2/5
A frustrating, tonally disjointed mess that mistakes noise for meaning and ends with one of the most baffling finales of the year. Go to Full Review Sarah Marrs Lainey Gossip Oct 9
For all its big ideas, Sacrifice amounts to nothing more than cinematic posturing. Go to Full Review Lucas Moore Big Gold Belt Media Sep 23
F
If Sacrifice ended after the first 30 minutes this would've been an enjoyable satirical watch, but unfortunately it doesn't and it becomes one of the most unwatchable films of the year. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Romain Gavras

Director

Chris Evans

Actor

Anya Taylor-Joy

Actor

Vincent Cassel

Actor

Salma Hayek

Actor

John Malkovich

Actor

Movie Info

Synopsis After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.
Director
Romain Gavras
Producer
Robert Walak, Romain Gavras, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Giorgos Karnavas, Jacob Perlin, Klaudia Śmieja
Screenwriter
Romain Gavras, Will Arbery
Genre
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 43m