The Righteous
A unique and darkly engaging spiritual thriller, strikingly shot in black and white, The Righteous tells the story of Frederic (Henry Czerny) a grieving man struggling with his faith, who helps an injured young man, Aaron Smith (Mark O’Brien) who stumbles onto his property one night, claiming to be lost in the woods. Frederic and his wife (Mimi Kuzyk) invite the man to stay for the night, but Frederic soon begins to have doubts about this enigmatic stranger’s story - and his motives for being there. When Aaron asks Frederic to commit an unspeakable deed, it becomes clear that the man is not who he seems, and has been sent to test the very limits of Frederic’s existence. Stream now on Arrow.
Cast
Henry Czerny
Mark O'Brien
Mimi Kuzyk
Crew
Directed by: Mark O’Brien
Written by: Mark O’Brien
Cinematography by: Scott McClellan
Music by: Andrew Staniland
Film Editing by: K. Spencer Jones
Production Design by: Jason Clarke
What People Are Saying
“While not everyone may like the answers they get to their prayers in O'Brien's blistering thriller, The Righteous indeed feels like a gift from above.”
— Stephen Salto, Moveable Fest
“One of the best horror films of the year.”
— Norman Gidney, HorrorBuzz
“a gratifying experience that is sure to chill, linger and provoke in ways that hearken the best of horror cinema.”
— Harris Dang, Their Own League