On the last day of class, Samantha (Madison Baines) is informed that her stepfather isn’t bringing her home for Christmas. As such, she must stay on campus during the break with Clara (Georgia Acken), a bullied outcast who draws a lot and cuts herself. They will be watched over by teacher Rose (Chloe Levine), with Rose’s boyfriend, Jimmy (Gus Kenworthy), also pitching in.
Meanwhile, the murderous gang hits a church and carves up a preacher. On Christmas Eve, Samantha and Clara get everything ready for the big dinner Rose made while waiting for Jimmy to get back. Then there’s a knock on the door. When Rose opens the door she sees Jude and Doug, who ask to use a phone. Rose refuses to let them in, but Jude starts insisting. The Sacrifice Game is like a blood-and-guts version of The Holdovers. Both take place at single-gender boarding schools during Christmas break, eerily set only a year apart at the dawn of the 1970s. They both use retro credit titling to maintain that vibe, which is like catnip to us Gen X geezers out there. In fact, these movies could twin for a lovely double bill for the sofa inclined.
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