Sacrifice (2020 film)
# Sacrifice (2020 film)

Sacrifice is a 2020 horror film. Based on the short story "Men of the Cloth" by Paul Kane, the film is a Lovecraftian horror.

## Plot

Americans Isaac and his pregnant wife Emma go to a Norwegian island to claim a house he has inherited. They meet a pagan cult who worship a sea deity, and events turn sinister.

## Cast

* Sophie Stevens as Emma Pickman
* Ludovic Hughes as Isaac Pickman
* Barbara Crampton as Renate Nygard
* Lukas Loughran as Gunnar
* Johanna Adde Dahl as Astrid Nygard
* Jack Kristiansen as Ledvor
* Erik Lundin as Hallstein
* Dag Soerlie as Matias
* Ingeborg Mork Håskjold as Mrs. Jorstad
* Edwin Roseth-Øye as Young Isaac
* Annika Josefine Stromblad as Shopkeeper
* Balder Bjørke as Child

## Release

The film premiered at the 2020 London FrightFest Film Festival. It was later released as video on demand on 9 February 2021 and on Blu-ray on 23 February 2021.

## Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 16 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 10 as positive and five as negative for a 63% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 6.1/10. The Guardian gave the film 3/5 stars and said it had "a 1970s giallo vibe."

