The Damned (2024)
- Directed by
- Thordur Palsson
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- Iceland, United Kingdom, Belgium, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 200 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 19th century widow in a remote Icelandic village must choose whether to help survivors from a shipwreck, knowing it will strain their already scarce winter supplies. The decision haunts her as the harsh season closes in.
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What happens
The Damned is a 2024 folk horror film directed by Thordur Palsson in his directorial debut and written by Jamie Hannigan, who adapted the screenplay from a story by Palsson. It stars Odessa Young as a 19th-century widow who faces an agonizing decision after a shipwreck threatens to fully deplete her village's scarce supplies during a harsh winter. The cast also includes Joe Cole, Rory McCann, Lewis Gribben, and Turlough Convery. An international co-production between the United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland and Belgium, The Damned was financed and produced by Elation Pictures in collaboration with Wild Atlantic Pictures, Netop Films, and Ley Line Entertainment. Filming took place in Iceland in 2023. The Damned premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 6, 2024. Before its debut, Vertical Entertainment acquired North American distribution rights, planning a theatrical release later that year. The film was ultimately released in the U.S. on January 3, 2025, receiving positive reviews and grossing $1.3 million at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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