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The Vigil

"Say your prayers"

2020-07-01 Horror 1hr 28m

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.

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Storyline

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.

  • Released
    2020-07-01
  • Revenue
    $1,868,659
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 28m
  • Genre
    Horror, Mystery
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English, עִבְרִית
  • imdb-logo
    5.8
  • Production
    Angry Adam Productions, Blumhouse Productions, BoulderLight Pictures

Crew

Keith Thomas
Director
Keith Thomas
Writer
J.D. Lifshitz
Producer
Keywords:
new york city haunted house evil spirit spirit demon ghost jewish mazzikin

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Cast

Dave Davis

Dave Davis
Yakov Ronen
Lynn Cohen

Lynn Cohen
Mrs. Litvak
Menashe Lustig

Menashe Lustig
Reb Shulem
Malky Goldman

Malky Goldman
Sarah
Fred Melamed

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Dr. Kohlberg
Nati Rabinowitz

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Moshe Lobel

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Spencer Zender

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Eric
Dun Laskey

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Young Rubin Litvak
Hershy Fishman

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Ronald Cohen

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Lea Kalisch

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Emilio Vitolo

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Reviews for The Vigil
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A Review by maketheSWITCH 5

Written by maketheSWITCH on 2020-07-22

'The Vigil' explores a dark part of history via some fascinating mythology that is underutilised in modern cinema. It's a shame that an inte... read more

'The Vigil' explores a dark part of history via some fascinating mythology that is underutilised in modern cinema. It's a shame that an interesting concept for supernatural thriller falls victim to the influence of lazy modern horror filmmaking tropes and clichés. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-vigil-a-rare-excursion-into-yiddish-horror

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-03-27

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 ... read more

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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A Review by SWITCH.

'The Vigil' explores a dark part of history via some fascinating mythology that is underutilised in modern cinema. It's a shame that an interesting concept for supernatural thriller falls victim to the influence of lazy modern horror filmma...

reviewer avatar

A Review by maketheSWITCH 5

Written by maketheSWITCH on 2020-07-22

'The Vigil' explores a dark part of history via some fascinating mythology that is underutilised in modern cinema. It's a shame that an interesting concept for supernatural thriller falls victim to th...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-03-27

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 ...

read more