Are You Prepared To Experience The Damned? Witness The Trailer For The Nordic Thriller
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The Damned, the ominous and chilling thriller from director Thordur Palsson, is coming to UK cinemas. Watch the trailer here.
Vertical has confirmed the release of Thordur Palsson’s foreboding thriller, The Damned, in UK and Irish cinemas starting 10th January 2025.
THE PREMISE
Starring Odessa Young (The Staircase, Mothering Sunday) and Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Gangs of London). The Damned is a tense psychological horror film that follows a 19th-century widow, Eva. She faces an impossible decision when a shipwreck occurs off the coast of her secluded fishing outpost in the midst of a particularly harsh 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.
HONOURABLE MENTION
Following its premiere in November, the Cork International Film Festival 2024 awarded an Honourable Mention to The Damned commenting:
‘The Damned is a juggernaut of a film, breathing fresh life into a well-trodden genre. Its powerful use of the landscape and compelling performances make it truly deserving of this Special Mention.’
THORDUR PALSSON
Inspired by the Westfjords of Iceland in the 1800s, The Damned takes place in an unforgiving, almost unliveable setting. Yet one that is steeped in immense beauty and turbulent folklore.
For director Thordur Palsson (The Valhalla Murders), himself a native Icelander, it was this folklore and mythology that led him to develop the idea that would later become The Damned. Growing up in Iceland, family members would often share gruesome tales of ghosts, demons and evil spirits. As he recalls:
‘Every Icelander has heard all kinds of different variations of the truth – all elements of our history that have been passed down. One of these stories was about a ship that sank off the shores of Iceland, with all survivors being killed by the natives. Having known of this, I started to write a story relating to it and kept fleshing it out, adding darker elements.’
Rooted in the depths of Norse Mythology, The Damned features haunting performances from Rory McCann (Game of Thrones). Siobhan Finneran (Happy Valley). Turlough Convery (Belfast). Lewis Gribben (Somewhere Boy). Francis Magee (The Tourist) and Mícheál Óg Lane (Calvary).
CREDITS
Distributed By: Vertical
Theatrical Release Date: 10th January 2025
Short Synopsis: The Damned, an ominous and chilling thriller, follows Eve and her crew as they come across a shipwreck and are faced with the moral dilemma to either help or prioritise their own survival.
Directed By: Thordur Palsson
Cast: Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Lewis Gribben, Siobhan Finneran, Francis Magee, Rory McCann, Turlough Convery and Mícheál Óg Lane
Run Time: 89 mins
Cert: TBC
The Damned will be available in UK and Irish cinemas from 10th January 2025
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