The Sacrament

About The Sacrament

Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father."

The Sacrament is a 2014 horror thriller film directed by Ti West. Joe Swanberg appears as Jake, AJ Bowen as Sam Turner, Kentucker Audley as Patrick Carter, and Gene Jones as Father.

It runs 99 minutes and was released in May 2014. Written by Ti West. It was produced by Arcade Pictures. The film began as real events.

Shelv files it under journalist, cult, found footage adjacent, and pseudo-documentary. In the United States it streams on Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel, and Peacock Premium. It scores 5.9 out of 10 from 517 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Noroi: The Curse, They're Watching, and Cloverfield make useful companions to The Sacrament, all filed under faux documentary and found footage.