The Shrine (2010)

Two female journalists and a photographer travel to Europe to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances, only to find themselves embroiled in a struggle against a kind of evil they never expected.

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 Hewes	...	Emilia (as Monica Bugajski)
Stefen Hayes	...	Aleks
Connor Stanhope	...	Dariusz
David Tompa	...	Henchman #1
Alexander Krstich	...	Henchman #2
Neil Davison	...	Henchman #3
Voytek Skrzeta	...	Henchman #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:

village | poland | journalist | escape | bloodshed | 

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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:

Official Facebook Official site

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 first enters the "fog" area & sees the statue, her hair goes from neat to messy & back again several times. Her makeup also suddenly refreshes itself.

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Connections

Referenced in Dead Sea (2014)

User Reviews

Great Story, Not so great production and direction decisions

The movie has a great twist and entertaining storyline. Had all of the subtleties of a great horror flick and could have done really well. Money was wasted on gore scenes would have been better served on costumes and effects. The shooting location should have actually been Poland because the dialects were unconvincing (and Im not even polish).I loved the fact that I was really drawn into the story and wanted to know what was going to happen. The acting was good enough for any horror film and I was even impressed by some of the actors. The viewer's perspective really gave a mystery aspect and made me feel as confused as the characters would have been in a foreign situation. I applaud that they didn't need subtitles to move the story along. When film was over I still felt it was very entertaining and satisfied my horror craving. Just a little low brow with the gore.