söndag 3 augusti 2025

AZRAEL (2024)

INFORMATION:
Country: US
Year: 2024
Genre: Horror

PLOT: 
Many years following the apocalypse, a devout female-led cult of mute zealots hunts down Azrael, a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil that resides deep within the surrounding wilderness - yet she will stop at nothing to ensure her own survival. Azrael makes a savage bid for freedom as her escape accelerates towards a vicious showdown between the very forces of good and evil.


FACTS:
Azrael is a 2024 American action horror film directed by E. L. Katz and written by Simon Barrett. The film stars Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. It premiered at the 2024 South by Southwest festival on March 9, 2024, and was released theatrically by IFC Films and Shudder in the United States on September 27, 2024.

Azrael was announced in September 2022 with plans for E. L. Katz to direct the film written by Simon Barrett. Samara Weaving would star in the action-horror film.[5] The film began shooting in Harju County, Estonia, in October 2022 with local production assistance from Katrin Kissa at Homeless Bob Production. The production had considered filming in Ontario, but decided on Estonia instead, with some post-production activities taking place in Estonia as well. Approximately 70% of the crew was hired locally, including cinematographer Mart Taniel, as were several cast members. The production created an artificial moon in the Pärispea forest during filming by using a system of connected floodlights hoisted by a crane.

The film is mostly without spoken dialogues - with a few exceptions of untranslated Esperanto spoken by a random passerby.

After filming was completed, it was taken to the 2023 European Film Market to find distribution. In September 2023, Republic Pictures announced that it purchased the North American distribution rights.

OPINION:
I gave it about 25 minutes, then I had enough. No atmosphere, no tension, nothing! So thanks, but no thanks … Life’s just too short!

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