A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Acting
Cage's performance belongs in a museum of unhinged decisions
Costume
The bear suit. You know the one.
Direction
LaBute somehow made folk horror into accidental comedy
Director
Neil LaBute
Nicolas Cage
Edward Malus
Ellen Burstyn
Sister Summersisle
Kate Beahan
Sister Willow
Frances Conroy
Dr. Moss
Molly Parker
Sister Rose / Sister Thorn
Leelee Sobieski
Sister Honey
Diane Delano
Sister Beech
Michael Wiseman
Officer Pete
Erika-Shaye Gair
Rowan Woodward
Christa Campbell
Truck Stop Waitress
Matthew Walker
Sea Plane Pilot
Mary Black
Sister Oak
Christine Willes
Sister Violet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cage allegedly only took the role to pay off his debts, then spent the shoot improvising increasingly unhinged moments that LaBute kept in.
The 1973 original is a masterpiece of folk horror; this remake is studied in film classes as a case study in how to completely misunderstand source material.
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