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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Sacrifice is a 2020 horror film. Based on the short story "Men of the Cloth" by Paul Kane,[1] the film is a Lovecraftian horror.[1][2]
Americans Isaac and his pregnant wife Emma go to a Norwegian island to claim a house he has inherited. They meet a pagan cult who worship a sea deity, and events turn sinister.[3]
The film premiered at the 2020 London FrightFest Film Festival.[4] It was later released as video on demand on 9 February 2021[5] and on Blu-ray on 23 February 2021.[6]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 16 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 10 as positive and five as negative for a 63% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 6.1/10.[7] The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars and said it had "a 1970s giallo vibe."[8]
