The upcoming movie Azrael isn’t the first piece of entertainment to explore what life would be like for those left behind after a rapture-like event. And like most of those explorations, the new normal isn’t so great.
In Azrael, those who didn’t presumably ascend into heaven are left on a world where no one speaks (why no one speaks isn’t clear in this trailer, though it’s obvious that if they do… not-good things will happen to them). What is clear is that there are supernaturally tinged creatures with sharp teeth who now inhabit the world as well, and that they’d be more than happy to murder anyone they come across.
Here’s the official synopsis:
In a world in which no one speaks, a mysterious, devout community hunts down a young woman named Azrael (Samara Weaving) who has escaped their imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, she is to be sacrificed to pacify an evil which resides deep within the surrounding wilderness—but Azrael will stop at nothing to ensure her own freedom and survival.
It’s intriguing to see that the protagonist is named Azrael, which you might recognize as the name of the Angel of Death.
In addition to Weaving, the movie stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Vic Carmen Sonne, Katariina Unt, and Sebastian Bull Sarning. It comes from director E.L. Katz, whose previous credits include an episode on Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, and comes from scribe Simon Barrett, who has penned several segments in the V/H/S franchise and was one of the writers of the screenplay for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Azrael comes to us from IFC Films and Shudder and premieres in select theaters on September 27, 2024.
Check out the trailer below.
