The Vigil

The Vigil

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  • Genre: Horror
  • Release Date: 2025-05-10
  • Runtime: 97 minutes
  • Production Company: Obra Cinema Film Productions
  • Production Country: Philippines
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Description

Set in a retreat house, "The Vigil" is about a group of young boys who are undergoing an initiation to be members of a secret organization whom their parents are part of -- a sort of rites of passage tradition. When they committed an unforgivable sin during the initiation, their punishment must be served with tragic consequences. They find themselves haunted, leading to overwhelming guilt and fear.

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  • CinemaSerf

    6
    By CinemaSerf
    I will admit to feeling just a little uneasy as I walked back to the car after watching this debut from Keith Thomas at 11pm. Dave Davis is "Yakov" who is a bit down on his luck, on some pretty heavy medication, and struggling to get back on track after a fairly traumatic event from his past. A rabbi asks him if will act as a "Shomer" - a person who sits with the deceased to recite prayers and generally ward off any evil before burial. As he watches over the body, the usual spooky things start to happen - lights flicker; things go bump etc; and on that score it's all a pretty routine horror flick; but as his fears start to build, he begins to confront his own demons as much as he must the predatory "Mazzik" that feeds from his fears. Save for a few short appearances from the widow - Lynn Cohen, it's essentially a single-hander and Davis does an OK job - aided by the drearily-lit room and some suitably tense - if frequently over-the-top musical accompaniment. It's not exactly scary - but it's still a decent effort based on a source of legend rarely exploited by Hollywood. Best seen late at night when it's dark outside, I'd say...

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