One night changes everything.

Yakov Ronen (Dave Davis), a Jewish immigrant has departed from his faith after encountering a racial incident on the streets of his new home town.

Attending a support group for folk like himself, a foreigner in this new world, he is approached by a local Rabbi with some paid work.

For $500 cash he will sit and watch over a deceased Jewish man’s body. He will endure the Vigil.

In his directorial debut Keith Thomas, who also wrote the film’s narrative takes us on a creepy and somewhat predictable night as not only is there evil that Ronen must face within the home where he tends to the widow of the dead man but also reflect within and face his own nightmares.

The Vigil is a good watch – enough darkness to please most horror fans and goes deep into Jewish lore.

As much as I enjoyed the film, it is a watch once.

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NOW CLOSED – The Vigil is a horror film from the creators of Halloween and the Insidious series.

Set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hassidic “Boro” Park neighborhood, The Vigil follows Yakov, a former Hassid, as he accepts a position as a shomer, hired to “sit the vigil” and watch over the body of a deceased community member.

Having lost his faith, Yakov isn’t eager to go back to the insular religious community he only recently fled. But when Reb Shulem, a rabbi and confidante, approaches Yakov after a support group meeting and offers to pay Yakov to be the shomer for a recently deceased Holocaust survivor, he reluctantly accepts the job.

It is a night that Yakov’s nightmares become reality.

Thanks to our mates at Rialto Films we have FIVE Double Passes to giveaway.

If you’re brave enough to enter The Vigil giveaway you must answer this question correctly:

What is the name of another horror film where Jewish lore and beliefs were the theme?

A: The Ring

B: The Possession

C: The Invisible Man

You can give us your Answer by placing a Comment below, hitting us up on Facebook, Tweet to us, or Email Us.

The Vigil opens in New Zealand cinemas on the 16th of July 2020.

* Winner(s) will be randomly selected from those that Comment below / Facebook Comment / Email in accordance to the above Question. Winner(s) will receive a Double Pass ticket redeemable for the film The Vigil. The Vigil is rated R13+ in New Zealand. You must be over the age of 13 years in order to enter this promotion – STG may request age verification. Winner(s) must adhere to the conditions on the Double Pass ticket. Tickets are not transferable. Competition ends on the 19th of July 2020.

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