A fading star, an eco-gala crowded with celebrities, and a cult certain it must carry out three human sacrifices: Sacrifice, the new film from Romain Gavras, will be available on Netflix in France on October 16, 2026.
Chris Evans stars as Mike Tyler, a high-profile action movie star in the thick of an existential crisis. Invited to a party staged in a Greek mine by billionaire Ben Bracken and his wife Gloria, he is taken hostage by Joan, a radical firebrand played by Anya Taylor-Joy.
Joan and her followers are convinced that a catastrophe capable of wiping out humanity will unfold in three days unless three people are sacrificed in a volcano. Mike is drawn into an adventure where faith, spectacle, and the thirst for redemption blur the lines.
The director of Athena co-writes the screenplay with Will Arbery. Their story draws on Greek mythology, the figure of Joan of Arc, and quest narratives to probe how the powerful stage their own commitments.
The cast also includes Vincent Cassel, Salma Hayek Pinault, John Malkovich, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, Yung Lean, Jade Croot and Charli XCX. The latter has a limited role, while Vincent Cassel and Salma Hayek Pinault portray the couple at the heart of the gala.
Shot on location in Greece, Bulgaria and Iceland, Sacrifice runs 1h40. The film fuses a satirical thriller, dark comedy and mythic storytelling in a montage where a worldly ceremony unveils a journey toward a volcano.
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