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The Damned

Synopsis

Eva, a 19th-century widow faces a difficult decision when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated Icelandic fishing post in the middle of an especially cruel winter. Eva and her crew must decide whether to rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food. As they face the consequences of their decision and are tormented by guilt, the inhabitants begin to believe they are being punished for their choices.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
89 min
Director
Thordur Palsson 1st Feature
Producer
Conor Barry, Tim Headington, Kamilla Hodol, Emilie Jouffroy, Nate Kamiya, John Keville, Theresa Steele Page
Co-Producer
Benoit Roland
Executive Producer
Dave Bishop, Luane Gauer, John P Gleeson, George Hamilton, Oisín O'Neill, James Pugh
Editor
Tony Cranstoun
Screenwriter
Thordur Palsson (story), Jamie Hannigan (script)
Director of Photography
Eli Arenson
Principal cast
Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Siobhan Finneran, Rory McCann, Turlough Convery, Lewis Gribben, Francis Magee, Mícheál Óg Lane, Andrean Sigurgeirsson

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund (UK), Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland (IE), Wallimage (BE)

UK, Iceland, Ireland, US co-production

An Elation Pictures (UK), Wild Atlantic Pictures (IE), Netop Films (IS), Ley Line Entertainment (US) production, in co-production with Join Motion Pictures (IS), Wrong Men (BE).

Elation Pictures

Emilie Jouffroy

Sales Company

Protagonist Pictures

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