Jackals (2017)

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

Director:

Kevin Greutert

Writer:

Jared Rivet

Stars:

Stephen Dorff, Deborah Kara Unger, Johnathon Schaech

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Dorff	...	Jimmy Levine
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Kathy Powell
Johnathon Schaech	...	Andrew Powell
Alyssa Julya Smith	...	Fox Girl
Nick Roux	...	Campbell Powell
Chelsea Ricketts	...	Samantha
Jason Scott Jenkins	...	Lead Cultist
Ben Sullivan	...	Justin Powell
Cassie Hernandez	...	Luisa
Alex Kingi	...	Mateo
Alex Castillo	...	Eloy
Carol Abney	...	Mariana
Rxchie	...	Jackal
Micah	...	Jackal Cult Member

Storyline

Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

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Plot Keywords:

one word title | animal in title | family relationships | family home | mother son relationship | 

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Taglines:

Sacrifices must be made.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 2017 (Kuwait)

Also Known As:

Шакалы

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tommy Alastra Productions (TAP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jared Rivet wrote the screenplay of "Jackals" in 2006.

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Quotes

Justin Powell: My name is Thanatos.

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Soundtracks

To Kill Without Emotion
Performed by December Wolves
Written by December Wolves

User Reviews

If only it was made in 2006......People who r comparing it to The Strangers aint aware of the far superior French film Them aka Ils.

Saw this recently on a blu-ray. Had seen the trailer n the concept of cult group n the theme of home invasion piqued my interest. Of course Kevin Greutert's name was the other good factor. The guy being an editor himself knows how to control his film's pacing and how to build suspense. Most people r comparing it to The Strangers (2008) but if u read the trivia section, the script of this film was written in 2006. The other thing is Greutert was the editor for The Strangers but the real fact is The Strangers itself was a copy of the far superior French film Them aka Ils (2006). Coming back to this film, the director managed to start the film well with the initial home invasion murders a la Halloween style n then cut back to the van kidnapping scene n the cabin in the middle of nowhere. The settings n era were good too. The 80's era was obviously to show the lack of mobile phones n a reference to the Charles Manson cult group. The mask-wearing villains were creepy, Stephen Dorff's role was very small. I really wanted some showdown between him n the villains. Some viewers may complain that it would hav been better for the family to leave the cultist son but if u notice the start scene, the cultist person do come back to slaughter his family.