Should you watch The Ritual?
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The Ritual
Film · 2017
A group of university friends reunite for a hiking trip in Sweden, but are stalked by a menacing presence when they're diverted through the woods.
The sides of The Ritual
- Four friends lost in a Swedish forest
- A friend killed in a shop robbery
- An ancient creature in the woods
The Ritual is good for you if…
- you want to be scared by something watching from between the trees.
- you like a hike where every shortcut makes things worse.
- you love Norse folklore and strange symbols carved in the woods.
The Ritual is bad for you if…
- you can't stand bodies hung in the trees.
- you'd rather not watch guilt over a friend's death eat at someone.
About: guilt · grief · friendship
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