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| Directed by | Ti West |
| Written by | Ti West |
| Starring | Joe Swanberg Amy Seimetz Kate Lyn Sheil |
| Cinematography | Eric Robbins |
| Edited by | Ti West |
| Music by | Tyler Bates |
| Production companies | Worldview Entertainment Arcade Pictures |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures Magnolia Home Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $9,221 |
The Sacrament is a 2013 American found footage horror thriller film directed by Ti West. The movie had its world premiere on September 3, 2013 at the Venice Film Festival and will have a wide theatrical release on May 1, 2014. The movie's plot takes several elements from real life events such as the Jonestown Massacre of 1978.
Synopsis
Patrick (Kentucker Audley) is a fashion photographer traveling to meet his sister Caroline (Amy Seimetz) at Eden Parish, the commune she's been living at since she left her drug rehabilitation program. Despite some misgivings over his sister's vagueness over the commune's location, Patrick travels to the commune with his friends and co-workers Sam (AJ Bowen) and Jake (Joe Swanberg), who suspect that they might get a story out of the travels. Once there, Patrick is met by his sister, who is happier and healthier than she has been in a while. His friends begin to film interviews with Eden Parish's inhabitants, all of which speak of the commune in glowing terms. However they soon discover that there is a sinister edge to the commune that belies the seemingly peaceful setting.
Cast
- Joe Swanberg as Jake
- Amy Seimetz as Caroline
- Kate Lyn Sheil as Sarah
- AJ Bowen as Sam
- Kentucker Audley as Patrick
- Gene Jones as Father
- Shawn Parsons as Carpenter
- Donna Biscoe as Wendy
- Derek Roberts as Guide #2
- Cal Johnson as Villager #1
- Shaun Clay as Robert (as Lashaun Clay)
- Eric E. Poe as Eden Parish Member
- Lj Smith as Eden Parish Guard #2
- Graham Reznick as Radio Sergeant
- Millie Wannamaker as Eden Parish Member
- Torvin A. Pristell as Guard #1
Reception
Critical reception for The Sacrament has been mixed, and the film currently holds a rating of 63% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 56 reviews. Variety gave a mostly positive review, commenting that making the cameraman of the found footage feature an employee of Vice magazine helped " an alibi for Eric Robbins’ fluid, generously lit lensing; most films in the found-footage genre have no reason to look this good." Film.com gave an unfavorable review overall, criticizing what they saw as an overly slow story line. ReelFilm gave a mixed but more positive review, calling it a "passable thriller that could (and should) have been so much better, with the less-than-novel premise, unfortunately, negatively coloring everything that transpires over the course of the film's slightly overlong running time." MovieRehab called it "one of the darkest portrayals of humanity ever put to screen."
References
- http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sacrament.htm
- "Ti West's THE SACRAMENT Gets a Release Date!". AICN. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "The Sacrament: Venice Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "Magnet to Release Ti West's 'The Sacrament' in North America". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- Tilly, Chris. "CULT FILM". IGN. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "FEARnet Movie Review: 'The Sacrament'". Fearnet. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "The Sacrament". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "Venice Film Review: 'The Sacrament'". Variety. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "TIFF Review: 'The Sacrament'". Film.com. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- "The Sacrament (Review)". ReelFilm. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ""The Sacrament" Movie Review". MovieRehab. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
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