Credited cast: | |||
Radha Mitchell | ... | Dr. Tora Hamilton | |
Ian McElhinney | ... | D.I. McKie | |
Rupert Graves | ... | Duncan Guthrie | |
David Robb | ... | Richard Guthrie | |
Hilary Rose | ... | Janice Shaw | |
Peter Vollebregt | ... | Kenn Wickliff | |
Joanne Crawford | ... | Sgt. Dana Tulloch | |
Conor Mullen | ... | Stephen Renney | |
Liam Carney | ... | Mr. Grey | |
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Declan Conlon | ... | Stephen Gair |
Lesa Thurman | ... | NY Hospital Nurse | |
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Deirdre Monaghan | ... | Elspeth Guthrie |
Aron Hegarty | ... | Officer | |
Rachel Oliva | ... | Ruth Morgan | |
Megan Riordan | ... | Janet |
Sacrifice is the story of consultant surgeon, Tora Hamilton, who moves with her husband, Duncan, to the remote Shetland Islands, 100 miles off the north-east coast of Scotland. Deep in the peat soil around her new home, Tora discovers the body of a young woman with rune marks carved into her skin and a gaping hole where her heart once beat. Ignoring warnings to leave well alone, Tora uncovers terrifying links to a legend that might never have been confined to the pages of the story-books.
This very much reminded me of the British crime series Silent Witness. Had the same feel to it. Also had a slightly "Wicker Man" feel to it. The characters were strong and though the story was a little far fetched it remained believable and convincing. It isn't a cinema quality film and certainly doesn't have special effects or big budget action scenes but the acting is good and the sense of malevolence and mystery compelling. It is worth watching and it kept my interest throughout. I liked the twists and turns, the scenery was beautiful and wild and created a dramatic backdrop to the story. I felt it was a pity this wasn't a pilot episode of a series as I would have carried on watching!