A Sacrifice

Jun 28, 2024

1h 34m

★ 5.6

Purify and start again.

Overview

American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event. While he immerses himself into his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, gets involved with a mysterious local boy, who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As these two worlds head towards an intersection, Mazzy finds herself in great danger and Ben will need to race against the clock to save her.

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Augenschein Filmproduktion

Logical Content Ventures

WeFadeToGrey

LAVAlabs Moving Images

Magic Media Productions

Scott Free Productions

A Sacrifice Trailers

Cast

Ben Monroe

Eric Bana

Mazzy

Sadie Sink

Nina

Sylvia Hoeks

Martin

Jonas Dassler

Hilma

Sophie Rois

Max

Stephan Kampwirth

Sofie Aumann

Justine del Corte

Elsa Neumann

Joone Dankou

Lotte

Lara Feith

Larissa

Sira-Anna Faal

Lead Detective

Alexander Schubert

Martin's Grandmother

Daphna Rosenthal

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