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5.8
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Critic Phil Hoad
rated 6

...just about puts the id in Hasidic, thanks to spiritually atmospheric cinematography and a twitchy, expressive performance from Davis...

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Critic Siddhant Adlakha
rated 9

Part haunted house, part tech thriller, and entirely grounded by Dave Davis’ harrowing performance, the film never loses sight of questions of cultural identity, and the ways it intersects with personal and collective trauma.

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Cast & Crew

Keith Thomas
Director
Keith Thomas
Writer
Lynn Cohen
As Mrs. Litvak
Fred Melamed
As Dr. Kohlberg
Dave Davis
As Yakov Ronen
Logan Macrae
As Carson
Rob Tunstall
As Mazzick
Emilio Vitolo
As Mazzick

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In this chilling horror-thriller, a man is hired to keep vigil over a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community. As he spends the night in the house, he begins to experience strange occurrences and is confronted by a malevolent entity. With the help of the widow, he uncovers the dark secret behind the haunting and must face his own guilt and fears to banish the evil spirit. The film builds up to a suspenseful climax as the main character battles to rid himself of the terrifying presence and find peace.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Vigil include Nosferatu, Smile 2, Conjuring Tapes, I See You, The Woman in the Yard, Vivarium.

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The Vigil was released in theaters on February 26, 2021.