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The Damned

The Damned

20256.01h 29m

Overview

A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village.

Directed by Thordur Palsson
Written by Thordur Palsson, Jamie Hannigan
Produced by John Keville, Conor Barry, Kamilla Kristiane Hodol
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Odessa Young

Odessa Young

Eva

Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Daniel

Siobhan Finneran

Siobhan Finneran

Helga

Rory McCann

Rory McCann

Ragnar

Turlough Convery

Turlough Convery

Hakon

Lewis Gribben

Lewis Gribben

Jonas

Francis Magee

Francis Magee

Skuli

Mícheál Óg Lane

Mícheál Óg Lane

Aron

Andrean Sigurgeirsson

Andrean Sigurgeirsson

Axed Sailor / Draugur

Arnar Gray

Arnar Gray

Dead Boy

Themes & Keywords

winterwidowshipwreckicelandriflecursefolklore19th centuryfolk horror1860sfishing village

About The Damned

The Damned is a horror, drama, mystery film released in 2025 exploring themes of winter, widow, shipwreck, iceland, rifle, curse. Directed by Thordur Palsson, it stars Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Siobhan Finneran. A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village.

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