The Sacrifice Game is primarily set at Blackvale Academy, an all-girls boarding school where two students, Clara and Samantha, have stayed behind for Christmas with their teacher Rose and her boyfriend Jimmy. A group of murderers, Jude, Maisie, Grant, and Doug, have been terrorizing the nearby towns with a series of ritualistic murders based on a demon summoning ritual Maisie discovered while attending Blackvale.
A chance encounter with a police officer forces the killers to take refuge in Blackvale, where they quickly capture and restrain Rose and the others, killing Jimmy in the process. They decide to finish the ritual at Blackwood by slaughtering Rose, only to grow frustrated when the promised demon doesn’t show itself.
Maisie goes to the basement with Jude to investigate the spellbook where she obtained the spell, in the process discovering that she had only obtained part of the ritual and that the final sacrifice must be someone unpure. Doug goes after them, leaving Clara and Samantha alone with Grant.
Jude wanders off after acting strangely. As Maisie reads the spell, she realizes that the ritual is intended to free a demon, Clara. Clara is then shown using her powers on Grant and compells him to free Samantha, whom she instructs to leave her behind and flee for safety. The demoness then uses her powers to mentally overtake Grant, using him to capture and render Jude, Maisie, and Doug unconscious. Samantha manages to flee to a security station and call the police, but chooses to return in order to save Clara.
The Sacrifice Game is a 2023 American horror film directed by Jenn Wexler, who also co-wrote the film with Sean Redlitz. It stars Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, and Gus Kenworthy. The Sacrifice Game premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 28, 2023, and is scheduled to be released on the streaming service Shudder at a later date.
The Sacrifice Game (2023)
Directed by: Jenn Wexler
Starring: Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Madison Baines, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Chloë Levine, Georgia Acken, Isabelle Boulton, Patrick Kerton, Sophie McIntosh
Screenplay by: Sean Redlitz, Jenn Wexler
Production Design by: Dave Robitaille
Cinematography by: Alexandre Bussière
Film Editing by: Mathieu Bérubé, Arthur Tarnowski
Art Direction by: Kamielle Dalati-Vachon
Music by: Mario Sévigny
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Shudder
Release Date: July 28, 2023 (Fantasia), December 8, 2023(internet)
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