# The Ritual (2017)

> Four estranged friends seeking a shortcut through Sweden's wilderness stumble into a ritualistic nightmare that turns grief and guilt into monstrous terror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/292624

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: David Bruckner
- Cast: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton, Paul Reid, Matthew Needham, Jacob James Beswick, Maria Erwolter
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5638642/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, oppressive, late night horror marathon, rainy night

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