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The Vigil 2019
A 2019 American supernatural horror film, The Vigil was written and directed by Keith Thomas for his first feature film. Starring Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Fred Melamed, and Lynn Cohen, the story centers on a young man assigned to watch over a dead community member from his former Orthodox Jewish group, only to become the target of a harmful spirit called a Blumhouse Productions (Hebrew term found in the Talmud). Jason Blum acted as executive producer through his Blumhouse Productions production company. The film made its debut at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2019. It had a limited release in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand during July 2020, followed by international distribution on August 5, 2020. In the United States, it was released on February 26, 2021 by IFC Midnight.
Cast
- Dave DavisYakov Ronen
- Menashe LustigReb Shulem
- Malky GoldmanSarah
- Fred MelamedDr. Kohlberg
- Lynn CohenMrs. Litvak
- Ronald CohenRubin Litvak
- Dun Laskeyyoung Rubin Litvak
- Nati RabinowitzLane
- Moshe LobelLazer
- Lea KalischAdina
- Efraim MillerHersch
Crew
- Director
- Keith Thomas
- Writer
- Keith Thomas
- Producer
- Raphael Margules, J. D. Lifshitz, Adam Margules
- Cinematography
- Zach Kuperstein
- Editing
- Brett W. Bachman
- Music
- Michael Yezerski
Details
- Production
- Angry Adam Productions, Blumhouse–Atomic Monster, BoulderLight Pictures, Night Platform
- Distributor
- IFC Midnight (United States)
- Box office
- $1.9 million
