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      • “The Vigil” is a modern Jewish-American horror movie, if only in the sense that it hints at personal problems—of familial and tribal guilt and responsibility—without ever transcending genre tropes that were established in “ The Exorcist.”
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  1. The Vigil is a 2019 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Keith Thomas in his feature directorial debut.

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  3. Feb 26, 2021 · “The Vigil” is a modern Jewish-American horror movie, if only in the sense that it hints at personal problems—of familial and tribal guilt and responsibility—without ever transcending genre tropes that were established in “The Exorcist.”

  4. Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, THE VIGIL is a supernatural horror film set over the course of a single evening in Brooklyn's Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood.

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    • Keith Thomas
    • PG-13
    • Dave Davis
  5. Parents need to know that The Vigil is a horror movie with strong threat throughout and frightening supernatural occurrences. The story revolves around Yakov (Dave Davis), who takes a job as a shomer for a recently deceased member of the Hasidic Jewish community, watching over his body until burial. Death is….

    • Keith Thomas
    • Kat Halstead
    • Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman
  6. Feb 23, 2021 · The Vigil is a relatively straightforward horror movie that feels creative and fresh thanks to its grounding in a specific faith tradition.

    • Josh Bell
    • Freelance Writer
  7. Feb 24, 2021 · Horror films often offer catharsis but rarely are they also as deeply sorrowful as Keith Thomas’ “The Vigil,” a horror film based in Jewish faith and culture.

  8. Sep 12, 2019 · Writer-director Keith Thomas’ feature debut, 'The Vigil,' is a horror movie set in the Orthodox Jewish community of Brooklyn.

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