Last updated on October 25th, 2024 at 04:17 am
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In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Samara Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to pacify an evil which resides deep within the surrounding wilderness – but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival.
IFC Films and Shudder distribute in the US, with the movie getting a theatrical run in September before landing on Shudder later in the year. (7/25/24)
Also known as Azrael: Angel of Death.
Filmed in Estonia.
Directed by E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills, Channel Zero, The Haunting of Bly Manor).
Written by Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest, Blair Witch, Seance).
It’s said that the film “unspools in real time.”
Described as an “action-horror film” and a “relentless parable of sacrifice and salvation.”
IFC Films/Shudder released Azrael in Theaters on September 27, 2024.
Signature Entertainment released Azrael: Angel of Death on Digital in the UK on September 30, 2024.
Azrael premiered on Shudder on October 25, 2024.
Director: E.L. Katz
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