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Azrael

2024

Samara Weaving, Victoria Carmen Sonne, Rea Lest, Katariina Unt ...

Action. Horror In a world no one speaks a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the surrounding wilderness

	Media	Author	Review
		Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"'Azrael' could have benefited from more variety all around, although the score by Toti Gudnason ('Lamb') and the Blair brothers ('The Toxic Avenger') manages to keep the vibe pulsing."
		Katie Rife IGN	"Samara Weaving fights for her life in an inventive and exciting blend of folk and survival horror."
		Christian Zilko IndieWire	"Even if the execution isn’t always where it needs to be, Katz and screenwriter Simon Barrett still deserve their flowers for conceiving such a purely cinematic idea and swinging for it with so much confidence"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"'Azrael' feels like it began as a short pitch that wasn't developed to its full potential before being unleashed on the world."
		Siddhant Adlakha Variety	"While it features instances of righteous bloodshed, what its heroine is fighting for or against is too uncertain for even the most vicious action beats to be emotionally rousing"
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Weaving is consistently giving “Azrael” her all—there’s just nothing giving back in return"
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"Weaving, who excels at this kind of character-driven action-horror, plays perfectly with our empathy, wordlessly guiding us through this damned land"
		Ferdosa Abdi Screen Rant	"The story feels so tiny and poorly established (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Matt Donato Collider	"Katz succeeds in keeping Azrael suspenseful and nerve-shredding as Weaving conveys an immense range of emotions through facial features alone"
		J Hurtado Screen Anarchy	"[It] is a thrilling sprint through a heretofore unexplored hellscape that had me riveted, this is definitely one to look out for"
		Coleman Spilde The Daily Beast	"Weaving confirms that she has the nerve to be a horror icon, delivering a wicked and gritty performance, and rising to the demands of a film where she must believably convey the nuances of fright and rage, without any words to do so"

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