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The Damned (2025)

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A 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her impoverished Icelandic fishing village. Any attempt to rescue survivors risks further depleting the starving villagers’ supplies.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Thordur Palsson
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    Eva Odessa Young
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    Daniel Joe Cole
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    Helga Siobhan Finneran
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    Ragnar Rory McCann
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    Hakon Turlough Convery
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    Jonas Lewis Gribben
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    Skuli Francis Magee
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    Aron Mícheál Óg Lane

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Keywords

  • winter
  • widow
  • shipwreck
  • iceland
  • rifle
  • curse
  • folklore
  • 19th century
  • folk horror
  • 1860s
  • fishing village