The Vigil

2020 88 min ★ 5.8 Horror, Mystery

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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Cast

Dave Davis

Yakov Ronen

Lynn Cohen

Mrs. Litvak

Menashe Lustig

Reb Shulem

Malky Goldman

Sarah

Fred Melamed

Dr. Kohlberg

Nati Rabinowitz

Lane

Moshe Lobel

Lazer

Spencer Zender

Eric

Dun Laskey

Young Rubin Litvak

Hershy Fishman

Details

Director

Keith Thomas

Tagline

"Say your prayers"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$1,868,659

Production

Angry Adam Productions, Blumhouse Productions, BoulderLight Pictures

Reviews

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SWITCH.

July 22, 2020

★ 5/10

'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-ho...

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CinemaSerf

March 27, 2022

★ 6/10

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 gen...