Neither a biopic of the goth punk band or an account of the staff working for Harry & Meghan but The Damned trailer is instead a Nordic based horror that looks pretty creepy from what we can see here
The Damned is a tense psychological horror film that follows 19th-century widow, Eva. Tasked with making an impossible choice when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated fishing outpost during the middle of an especially cruel winter. With provisions running low, Eva and her close-knit community must choose between rescuing the shipwrecked crew and prioritizing their own survival. Facing the consequences of their decision and tormented by guilt, the inhabitants wrestle with a mounting sense of dread and begin to believe they are all being punished for their choices.
Inspired by the Westfjords of Iceland in the 1800s, The Damned takes place in an unforgiving, almost unliveable setting, yet one that is steeped in immense beauty and turbulent folklore.
For director Thordur Palsson, himself a native Icelander, it was this folklore and mythology that led him to develop the idea that would later become The Damned. Growing up in Iceland, family members would often share gruesome tales of ghosts, demons and evil spirits. As he recalls: ‘Every Icelander has heard all kinds of different variations of the truth – all elements of our history that have been passed down. One of these stories was about a ship that sank off the shores of Iceland, with all survivors being killed by the natives. Having known of this, I started to write a story relating to it and kept fleshing it out, adding darker elements.’
Rooted in Norse mythology the film stars Odessa Young (The Staircase, Mothering Sunday) and Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders, Gangs of London) Rory McCann and Siobhan Finneran.
The Damned is released on 10th January 2025
related feature : Joe Cole stars in, ‘One of these days’ – reviewed HERE
related feature : ‘Speak No Evil’ director Christian Tafdrup tlaks about the original film with THAT most bleak of endings
Here’s The Damned trailer…..
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