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The Sacrament

2014

Ratings:IMDb:6.1/ 10Rotten Tomatoes:66%Metacritic:49/ 100

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1h 39m

“Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father." It quickly becomes evident to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. Eden Parish harbors a twisted secret. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a fight for survival.”

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DETAILS

"Live as one. Die as one."

6.1/ 10

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21,676 votes

•Released

Worldview Entertainment, Arcade Pictures

STORY

Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father." It quickly becomes evident to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. Eden Parish harbors a twisted secret. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a fight for survival.

Budget: 4M $Revenue: 9.22K $Countries: United States of AmericaLanguages: EnglishOriginal language: EN

CAST

Joe Swanberg

Jake

AJ Bowen

Sam Turner

Kentucker Audley

Patrick Carter

Gene Jones

Father

Amy Seimetz

Caroline

Kate Forbes

Mindy

Conphidance

Guide #1

Derek Roberts

Guide #2

Reginald Lashaun Clay

Robert EVANS

Kate Lyn Sheil

Sarah White

Donna Biscoe

Wendy JOHNSON

Christian Ojore Mayfield

Pilot

Shawn Parsons

Carpenter

Kris Rey

Mother of Gene

Nick Damici

Loyalist

Helen Rogers

Loyalist

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07/04/2018

Generous 3.0 here. I really like Ti West. House of the Devil was awesome, and Innkeepers is one of my favorite horror movies from the past few years. Knowing about the Jonestown massacre makes this one extra-creepy, and the short running time works in its favor. Gene Jones slays. Too many missteps though. The Vice angle is the only excuse I can think of for using music (they score/soundtrack their docu-shorts, I'm pretty sure) and it makes the found-footage thing way too plastic. Maybe it's just me but I can't stand pretty much any kind of "Be careful out there boys: you wouldn't wanna walk into the wrong place..." horror trope dialogue. Most everything here is coming from a good place; you can tell Ti West really cares about what he does (tho never moreso than with Innkeepers), but this probably needed more time to simmer/bubble around in his head. Can't help but notice it's his first movie produced by Eli Roth. I have this vision of them meeting a few months before production, getting drunk in Eli's apartment and coming up with the idea. Still better than most horror movies churned out