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Hell Is Empty

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A self-styled messiah initiates a teenage runaway into his cult of sister-wives, upsetting the delicate balance of their community fixated on sin and salvation. As the family descends into violence, two of the women plot a daring escape.

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Lena Wilson New York Times 03/02/2022
Forget about hell, the emptiness these filmmakers must address lies primarily in their predominantly female cast of characters. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix 06/04/2022
Hell Is Empty is an apt title for this terrible horror movie: It’s a type of cinematic hell to watch this empty, soulless, and incompetent filmmaking. This relentlessly stupid movie about a brainwashed harem cult is an assault on viewers’ brain cells. Go to Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat 03/28/2022
7/10
Shaffer does an excellent job of walking the line in representing brutality without being sadistic to the characters. This is the direction neo-exploitation should be pointed in. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/03/2022 visually stunning. story is compelling and kept me interested. See more Read all reviews
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Jo Shaffer

Director

Meredith Antoian

Millie

Aya

Murphy

Nia Farrell

Saratoga

Travis Mitchell

Ed

Spencer Peppet

Lydia
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Synopsis A self-styled messiah initiates a teenage runaway into his cult of sister-wives, upsetting the delicate balance of their community fixated on sin and salvation. As the family descends into violence, two of the women plot a daring escape.
Director
Jo Shaffer
Producer
Adam Desantes
Screenwriter
Adam Desantes, Jo Shaffer
Production Co
Divine Image
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 13, 2021, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2022
Runtime
1h 37m
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