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 Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Vincent Cassel, Sam Richardson, John Malkovich, and Salma Hayek.
- Will Arbery
- Romain Gavras
- Robert Walak
- Jacob Perlin
- Romain Gavras
- Gregory Jankilevitsch
- Klaudia Śmieja-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 | 101 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $40,328[2] |
The film had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025. It is scheduled to be released on Netflix in the United States and France on October 16, 2026.
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
- Chris Evans as Mike Tyler, a movie star kidnapped by Joan
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Joan, a zealot on a mission to save the world from a fiery reckoning
- Vincent Cassel as Ben Bracken, the world's richest man who is kidnapped by Joan
- Salma Hayek as Gloria Bracken, a pop star and Ben’s wife
- Ambika Mod as Katie / Daughter Nature, an unlucky woman kidnapped by Joan
- Sam Richardson as Oliver, Mike’s agent
- John Malkovich as Gunnar, the father of Joan, Arthur, and Louise
- 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
- Miriam Silverman as Anna
- Jeremy O. Harris
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.[3] In September 2024, Sam Richardson joined the cast, with Fraser exiting due to scheduling conflicts.[4] 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.[5]
Principal photography began in November 2024, in Greece, Bulgaria, and Iceland.[5] Filming wrapped on December 30, 2024.[6]
Release
Sacrifice premiered in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025. In May 2026, Netflix acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film at the Marché du Film; the streaming service subsequently bought French rights as well.[7][8] The film was first theatrically released in Italy on August 12, 2026, and will receive a streaming release from Netflix in the United States and France on October 16.[9][8]
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 38% of 34 critics' reviews are positive.[10] 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.[11] It is one of the lowest-rated films of the year that premiered at fall film festivals.[12]
