The Shrine (2010)

A group of young journalists investigate a cult said to practice human sacrifice, but their ambitious ways may lead them to becoming the cult's next victims.

Director:

Jon Knautz

Writers:

Jon Knautz, Brendan Moore,

Stars:

Aaron Ashmore, Cindy Sampson, Meghan Heffern

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aaron Ashmore	...	Marcus
Cindy Sampson	...	Carmen
Meghan Heffern	...	Sara
Trevor Matthews	...	Henryk
Vieslav Krystyan	...	Arkadiusz
Laura de Carteret	...	Laura Taylor (as Laura DeCarteret)
Ben Lewis	...	Eric Taylor
Julia Debowska	...	Lidia
Monica Bugajski	...	Emilia
Stefen Hayes	...	Aleks
Connor Stanhope	...	Dariusz
David Tompa	...	Henchmen #1
Neil Davison	...	Henchman #3
Alexander Krstich	...	Henchmen #2
Voytek Skrzeta	...	Henchmen #4 (as Wojtek Skrzeta)

Storyline

After a young American backpacker goes missing in Europe, a group of journalists link his disappearance to a remote village in Poland. They travel there hoping to get the story, but as they unravel the secrets behind this mysterious village, they are suddenly pursued by hostile locals. Unable to escape, they soon become the next victims of ritualistic human sacrifice. Forced into the gruesome reality of true survival horror, the journalists soon discover that this village hides a much darker secret than they could ever imagine.

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Plot Keywords:

journalist | village | poland | escape | fog | 

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Taglines:

Once you find it, they won't let you leave.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Canada

Release Date:

14 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cult

Filming Locations:

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wesley Clover Media, Brookstreet Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Carmen photographs the gargoyle statue in the clearing, she holds the camera in a normal horizontal (landscape) position. Seen from reverse a second later, the camera is vertical (portrait).

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Connections

Referenced in Dead Sea (2013)

User Reviews

original horror for 2010

More intelligent than many horror films. Yes it is a horror film, but it is not all gore and guts. Note that it does not fall into the other end of the spectrum as just a thriller either (there is some blood). It is an original, well done production that strikes me as unlike most of the horror of 2010.

The strong points would be better acting than many films of the genre, characters that are smarter than most horror movie characters (they still do some stupid things, but they don't know they are in a horror movie), and some nice creepy effects.

If you watch it then be aware that when people are not speaking English and there are no subtitles this is intentional. There is nothing wrong with the version you are watching. Hang in there. Context will tell you what you need to know.