{"id":6932,"date":"2018-06-13T20:40:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T18:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=6932"},"modified":"2018-06-13T20:40:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T18:40:04","slug":"prime-psychological-horror-hereditary-entering-cinemas-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/06\/13\/prime-psychological-horror-hereditary-entering-cinemas-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Psychological Horror “Hereditary” Entering Cinemas This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cDon\u2019t say you weren\u2019t warned\u2026\u201d The time has finally come for the much talked-about and critically acclaimed horror film, HEREDITARY, to reach our shores \u2013 this highly-anticipated box office hit starts showing at South African cinemas nationwide from this Friday, 15 June 2018.<\/p>\n

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The film opened in the US this past weekend with a gross box office of over $13 million \u2013 a phenomenal achievement for an independently-produced and hard-hitting horror film from a first-time filmmaker, competing with mainstream blockbusters for screen space.<\/p>\n

Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a nascent auteur, transforming a familial tragedy into something ominous and deeply disquieting, and pushing the horror movie into chilling new terrain with its shattering portrait of heritage gone to hell.<\/p>\n

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HEREDITARY has sustained a steady average of over 90% Fresh on international review-aggregator portal Rotten Tomatoes. The majority of critical consensus is that this is a must-see film which takes the horror genre to superlative new heights for the 21st Century, albeit unsettling and potentially disturbing for sensitive viewers.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s lead, Toni Collette, has been singled out for her \u201cperformance of a lifetime\u201d \u2013 with strong talk of guaranteed accolades, such as the Oscars and Golden Globes.<\/p>\n

Apart from critical acclaim, HEREDITARY continues to draw overly positive reactions from horror fans and younger moviegoers \u2013 meaning that this title has crossed the often-prevalent divide between critical- and commercial success. Everyone is talking about the film\u2019s lingering effect long after the credits have rolled.<\/p>\n

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HEREDITARY (in SA cinemas 15 June 2018)<\/p>\n

Genre<\/strong>: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller
\nCast:<\/strong> Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd, Gabriel Byrne
\n<\/span>Directed by:<\/strong> Ari Aster
\n<\/span>Screenplay<\/strong>: Ari Aster
\n<\/span>Music:<\/strong> Colin Stetson
\nProduced by:<\/strong> Kevin Scott Frakes, Lars Knudsen, Buddy Patrick
\nLanguage:<\/strong> English<\/p>\n

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Synopsis: Every family tree hides a secret\u2026 When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited.<\/p>\n