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It stars Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Fred Melamed and Lynn Cohen, and follows a young man who is tasked with keeping vigil over a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community, only to be targeted by a malevolent spirit known as a Mazzik ( Hebrew found in the Talmud: מזיקין).
Feb 26, 2021 · A man watches over the body of a deceased Hasidic Jew in Brooklyn, but faces a malevolent entity. The Vigil is a horror mystery thriller with a unique Jewish perspective, directed by Keith Thomas and starring Dave Davis.
Feb 26, 2021 · 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...
Feb 10, 2021 · Opening in theaters and VOD February 26 Directed By: Keith Thomas Starring: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, THE VIGIL is a supernatural ...
Feb 26, 2021 · A modern Jewish-American horror movie about a secular watchman who sees ghosts in a dead body's house. The review criticizes the movie for its clichés, murkiness and lack of depth in exploring Yakov's identity crisis.
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.
In the Hasidic community of Boro Park, Brooklyn, a despondent young man, short on both faith and funds, reluctantly agrees to assume the responsibility of an overnight shimmer and fulfill the Jewish practice of watching over the body of a deceased member of the Orthodox community.
