The Believers1987
“Nothing can stop them, no one can help you. They know who you are.”
Directed by John Schlesinger
🏆 1 nomination total
The premise
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.
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Still raw from personal tragedy, police psychologist Cal Jamison relocates to New York City with his young son — only to find himself entangled in a deeply disturbing string of ritualistic killings tied to a shadowy cult. As the body count rises and the investigation pulls him deeper into the world of Santería and ancient African deities, the threat inches uncomfortably close to home. Martin Sheen anchors this slow-burn thriller with quiet intensity, as the line between professional detachment and personal peril steadily dissolves. The Believers is a grimly serious, atmosphere-heavy horror film that treats its occult subject matter with unsettling conviction.
Content: Ritual Murder, Child Endangerment, Animal Sacrifice References, Suicide Depiction, Disturbing Cult Imagery, Violence
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