Sacrifice (2025 film)
2025 film
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Sacrifice is a 2025 action adventure comedy film directed by Romain Gavras, and co-written by Gavras and Will Arbery. It stars an ensemble cast that features Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, Charli XCX, Yung Lean and John Malkovich.
- Romain Gavras
- Will Arbery
- Romain Gavras
- Robert Walak
- Jacob Perlin
- Gregory Jankilevitsch
- Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska
- Giorgios Karnavas
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| Directed by | Romain Gavras |
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| Cinematography | Matias Boucard |
| Edited by | Benjamin Weill |
| Music by | GENER8ION |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
The film had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025.
Premise
A film star attempting a comeback is abducted along with two others by a radical group that believes that by sacrificing three people, it would save humanity.
Cast
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Joan, a zealot on a mission to save the world from a fiery reckoning
- Chris Evans as Mike Tyler, a movie star kidnapped by Joan
- Salma Hayek as Gloria Bracken, a pop star and Ben’s wife
- Vincent Cassel as Ben Bracken, the world's richest man who is kidnapped by Joan
- Ambika Mod as Katie, an unlucky woman kidnapped by Joan
- Sam Richardson as Oliver, Mike’s agent
- John Malkovich as Gunnar, Joan's father
- Charli XCX as Mother Nature
- Yung Lean as Arthur, Joan's and Louise’s brother
- Jade Croot as Louise, Arthur’s and Joan’s sister
- Jeremy O. Harris
- Miriam Silverman
Production
It was announced in May 2024 that Romain Gavras was set to direct and co-write the film, with Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Evans, Salma Hayek and Brendan Fraser cast to star.[2] In September 2024, Sam Richardson joined the cast, with Fraser exiting due to scheduling conflicts.[3] In November 2024, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, John Malkovich, Charli XCX, Yung Lean, Jade Croot, Jeremy O. Harris and Miriam Silverman joined the cast, with Cassel replacing Fraser.[4]
Principal photography began in November 2024, in Greece, Bulgaria, and Iceland.[4] Filming wrapped on December 30, 2024.[5]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 38% of 34 critics' reviews are positive.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 48 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[7] It is one of the lowest-rated films of the year that premiered at fall film festivals.[8]
