365 Days of Trailers Day 25

Day 25 brings you a piece of Canadian horror in Jon Knautz's 2010 The Shrine.

After a young American backpacker goes missing in Europe, a group of journalists link his disappearance to a remote village in Poland. They travel there hoping to get the story, but as they unravel the secrets behind this mysterious village, they are suddenly pursued by hostile locals. Unable to escape, they soon become the next victims of ritualistic human sacrifice. Forced into the gruesome reality of true survival horror, the journalists soon discover that this village hides a much darker secret than they could ever imagine. - IMBD

The Shrine was done by Brookstreet Pictures, the minds behind Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer. Unlike the almost Evil Dead'ish humor of Brooks, this film is straight forward horror. While openly a fan of Brooks, it was refreshing to see the team do something different.

A big part of the seperation in the film is that most of the cast is speaking 'Polish', leaving the viewer wondering about the dialogue being spoken between characters. Which puts you as in the dark as the three main protagonists. (Note: As I do not speak Ploish myself, I can not tell you if they really were or if it was simply gibberish)

Check out the trailer and I hope you enjoy as much as I did!



The Shrine IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341710/
Jon Knautz IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1394062/
The Shrine official page: http://www.theshrinemovie.com/