Film • Jul 1, 2020
A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
The Vigil
- Status
- Released
- Release
- July 1, 2020 (5 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Themes
- Folk Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Angry Adam Productions, BoulderLight Pictures
Cast
Dave DavisYakov Ronen
Lynn CohenMrs. Litvak
Menashe LustigReb Shulem
Malky GoldmanSarah
Fred MelamedDr. Kohlberg
Nati RabinowitzLane
Moshe LobelLazer
Spencer ZenderEric
Dun LaskeyYoung Rubin
Hershy Fishman
Ronald CohenMr. Rubin Litvak
Efraim MillerHersch
Lea KalischAdinah
Hunter MenkenSS Soldier
Ethan StoneBurech
Emilio VitoloScott
Logan MacraeCarson
Rob TunstallMazzick
Bluma GrossYoung Woman
Scores
- Average Score
- 56.4%
FilmAffinity
- 51%
IMDb
- 58%
Letterboxd
- 60%
Metacritic
- 58%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 55%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- None
- Violence
- Low
- Profanity
- None
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
Reviews
Chicago Tribune‘The Vigil’ review: Efficiently creepy horror film rooted in Jewish lore
EmpireThe Vigil
Eric Kohn‘The Vigil’ Review: ‘The Conjuring’ With an Orthodox Jewish Twist That Could Birth a Franchise
The Irish TimesThe Vigil: Demonic horror set among Hasidic Jews deserves a franchise
Keith Watson'The Vigil' Review: A Confident Horror Debut Rooted in Jewish Culture
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