The Vigil
Directed by Keith Thomas
After agreeing to be an overnight shomer (a Jewish practice in which a person watches over the body of a recently deceased community member), a young man who's lost his faith discovers the house in which he's sitting the vigil hides a dark and terrifying secret.
After agreeing to be an overnight shomer (a Jewish practice in which a person watches over the body of a recently deceased community member), a young man who's lost his faith discovers the house in which he's sitting the vigil hides a dark and terrifying secret.
Cast: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman
Member Reviews
reminds me of The Patient with the jewish themes, love sseing films like this that take more unique religious approaches
Well acted and eerie from the start. Definitely worth a watch.
I really enjoyed this movie and found the premise very intriguing. The overall atmosphere and dread really added a lot. Decent scares with an open ending with no definite conclusion for the main character. Definitely worth a watch though.
Meh! The movie had potential but it just never made it to that next level. I think if you’re not familiar with Jewish stuff you’ll miss a lot of the subtler context of the movie. For me, watching this movie was like waiting for the drop of an EDM tune that never came.
Meh! It had potential but never really made it to the next level for me. I think if you’re not familiar with Jewish stuff you’ll miss out on a lot of the subtler context. For me, watching this movie was like waiting for the drop of an EDM tune that never came.