The Sacrament (2013)

A news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.

Director:

Ti West

Writer:

Ti West

Stars:

Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Kentucker Audley

3 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Swanberg	...	Jake Williams
AJ Bowen	...	Sam Turner
Kentucker Audley	...	Patrick
Gene Jones	...	Father
Amy Seimetz	...	Caroline
Kate Forbes	...	Mindy
Conphidance	...	Guide #1
Derek Roberts	...	Guide #2
Shirley Jones Byrd	...	Lorraine Davis
Shaun Clay	...	Robert (as Lashaun Clay)
Dale Neal	...	Andre
Kate Lyn Sheil	...	Sarah White
Donna Biscoe	...	Wendy
Tovin A. Pristell	...	Guard
Christian Ojore Mayfield	...	Pilot (as Christian O'Jore)

Storyline

The journalist Patrick works at the VICE, a company dedicated to cover bizarre news. When his sister Caroline joins a community, she travels abroad with her new family. Out of the blue, Caroline invites her brother to visit her in an undefined country and Patrick travels by helicopter with his friends Jake and Sam that work with him at VICE. They find weird that the men that have come to guide them to the Eden Parish have guns. On the arrival to the camp, Patrick, Sam and Jake find a community of happy people that worship Father. They interview Father but soon they realize that people are not as happy as they seem to be. Further, they find that they are trapped in the Parish Eden and they want to leave the place with the newcomers. But the Father does not have intention to let them go.

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Plot Keywords:

immolation | brainwashing | cult | parish | journalist | 

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Taglines:

Live as one. Die as one.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content including bloody images, language and brief drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sveta Tajna

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$583, 8 June 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$9,039, 29 June 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Worldview Entertainment, Arcade Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was shot in chronological order.

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Quotes

Andre: [convulsing] Help me, mother... my mother, my sister, they are gone... poison... I ain't goin' to heaven. Don't leave me! I ain't goin' to heaven!

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Creepy Cults in Movies (2015)

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Soundtracks

Traveling Shoes
(American Traditional Song)
Performed by The Hallelujah Singers
(P) 2014 SBP Commissioning LLC, under exclusive license to Milan Records

User Reviews

Good Story in an Irritating Genre

The journalist Patrick (Kentucker Audley) works at the VICE, a company dedicated to cover bizarre news. When his sister Caroline (Amy Seimetz) joins a community, she travels abroad with her new family. Out of the blue, Caroline invites her brother to visit her in an undefined country and Patrick travels by helicopter with his friends Jake (Joe Swanberg) and Sam (AJ Bowen) that work with him at VICE.

They find weird that the men that have come to guide them to the Eden Parish have guns. On the arrival to the camp, Patrick, Sam and Jake find a community of happy people that worship Father (Gene Jones). They interview Father but soon they realize that people are not as happy as they seem to be. Further, they find that they are trapped in the Parish Eden and they want to leave the place with the newcomers. But the Father does not have intention to let them go.

"The Sacrament" is a suspenseful horror movie with a music score in the beginning that recalls "The Twilight Zone". However this awful "found- footage" genre spoils the creepy story. The Dogma 95 has only 77 recognized movies, but this rip-off of the genre seems to be the easiest means to produce cheap low-budget movies in the present days. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "O Sacramento" ("The Sacrament")