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Sacrifice

Every life has a price

2016 · 1h 31m · NOT RATED Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Peter A. Dowling

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Overview

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.

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36%
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Rotten

That the film looks good matters little when director Peter A. Dowling's script, based on the novel by Sharon Bolton, is filled with so many thinly drawn characters, blunt warning signs and telegraphed plot points.

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

This movie should be taught in film school-just as Hitchcock movies can teach filmmaking, so can their failed imitators provide us with elementary examples of when technique goes horribly wrong.

Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com
Rotten

Dowling's direction, while competent, also trots out every cliche that a 90-minute movie can contain.

Glenn Kenny, New York Times
Rotten

This watered-down throwback to The Wicker Man never really heats up.

Rob Staeger, Village Voice

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