In his feature film debut, The Damned, Icelandic director Thordur Palsson goes back in time to weave a tale of paranoia, desperation, and guilt as a village collectively tries to decide if they should rescue a shipwrecked crew. In honor of the film hitting theaters today, we have an exclusive clip to tease what awaits in the frosty world of Palsson’s new film.
But first, read the film’s full synopsis:
The Damned follows a 19th-century widow who is tasked with making an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing outpost during the middle of an especially cruel winter. With provisions running low, Eva and her close-knit community must choose between rescuing the shipwrecked crew and prioritizing their own survival. Facing the consequences of their decision and tormented by guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they are all being punished for their choices.
In our clip from the film, Eva learns about the legend of Draugur, an entity that may just be lurking around the village. Not only does this clip give you a taste of the tension palpable throughout The Damned, but it also illustrates Eli Arenson‘s chilling (quite literally) cinematography that beautifully captures the film’s barren landscape.
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Palsson directed The Damned from a script by Jamie Hannigan, based on a story by Palsson.
Odessa Young (The Daughter), Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders), Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey), Rory McCann (Game of Thrones), Turlough Convery (Ready Player One), Lewis Gribben (Black Mirror), Francis Magee (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Mícheál Óg Lane (Calvary), Andrean Sigurgeirsson (The Darkness), Guillermo Uria (The Real Story Of…), and Arnar Máni Iansson Gray star in the film.
The Damned is out now in theaters.
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