The Damned

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The Damned

1h 29m

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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.

Þórður Pálsson

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Odessa Young

Eva

Joe Cole

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Jamie Hannigan

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Emilie Jouffroy

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Kamilla Hodol

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Siddhant Adlakha

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A story told through dreams and shadows that, while often repetitive in its approach, is still effectively told.

Jun 9, 2024

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Latoya Austin

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First time feature director Thordur Palsson has crafted an impressively eerie, morality tale within this remote, mountainous setting which excites and unnerves in equal measure.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 1, 2024

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Tina Kakadelis

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While the film is fairly paint-by-numbers in terms of the expectations of the genre, it shows off first-time feature director Palsson’s keen eye for sinister stories.

Jun 21, 2024

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Edward Douglas

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An impressive debut feature from Palsson that makes me think Hollywood will be reaching out to use his skills on their projects in the future.

Jun 13, 2024

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Daniel Gorman

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Palsson clearly has ample talent in this regard. Someone needs to tell him that it’s okay to make a horror movie that’s not a metaphor for grief or an exploration of PTSD. You can just make a scary one.

Jun 12, 2024

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Michael Gingold

Rue Morgue Magazine

The film concludes leaving you wishing for something more in the resolution. Up until that point, though, THE DAMNED delivers a gripping survival saga that’s shivery in more ways than one.

Jun 12, 2024

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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.

Director: Þórður Pálsson
Producer: Emilie Jouffroy, Kamilla Hodol, John Keville, Conor Barry, Tim Headington, Theresa Steele Page, Nate Kamiya
Screenwriter: Jamie Hannigan
Distributor: Vertical
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 3, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 29m