I really enjoyed this film. The production value and cinematography are top notch. Stellar actors with great performances. It's very rare to see an original story in the horror genre, this one certainly qualifies as one. As others have said, this film will most likely appeal to older audiences. Unfortunately the version I watched did not have subtitles for the African speaking portions of the dialog so I did feel I missed out on some of the deeper meaning behind the man's actions so I will probably have to watch this one again when a copy with full subtitles become available. In any case, it is hidden gems like this film is why I love to watch international cinema rather than just watch the cookie cutter Hollywood jump-scare mediocre films.
The Soul Collector
2019
Action / Horror
The Soul Collector
2019
Action / Horror
73% - Critics
76% - Audience
5.1Plot summary
Bankruptcy forces William Ziel to return to the farm he inherited from his estranged father in an attempt to start a new life with his young, fragmented family. Lazarus, the farm hand who took care of William's father Frederick in his lonely final hours, reappears soon after William, Sarah and adopted daughter Mary, arrive at Hemelop- Aarde. A supposed chance meeting between Mary and Lazarus develops into a bond between two kindred spirits. But Lazarus, the old soul who struggles to find peace in this place of sad memories, carries a dark secret that constantly haunts him: the demon child with its insatiable appetite for human souls that weighs so heavily in the sack he carries everywhere with him. Despite Sarah's misgivings, this unfathomable character wins over William and Mary. At first, Sarah's apprehension seems unfounded but, judging by the reaction of the local community to his return from wanderings afar, she may be right and the Ziels' newfound domesticity could be at risk. A series of disturbing events unfolds: first the old woman dying at the kraal, then the killing in the dark forest causes the circle to draw closer to include the Ziels. Can they survive unscathed?
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An original foreign horror film
Another worst horror film! Slow like hell, and full of annoying overuse scene! Bored to freaking death!
This film start with a man "Lazarus" collecting an old man's soul, and the introduction of the family of three(Sarah, William, and Mary) scene! As turnout, this film is about Lazarus seeking atonement by letting Mary choose to follow her death parents live in the hell or her adopted family live in human world, after wrongfully taking Mary's soul to pay for his debt! Entire film full of boring conversation, and super annoying overuse scene! Such as, overuse of the jump scare scene, overuse of the blackout scene, overuse of the dreaming scene, overuse of the searching things scene, overuse of the mountain views scene, overuse of the car driving on the road scene, overuse of the shouting names scene, overuse of the close-up facial scene! Make the film unwatchable! Barely intense scene is, Lazarus kill Suno by stab him to death! At the end, Mary choose to reborn as a child of Sarah! That's it! Wasting time to watch!
Underrated thriller
As much as the movie is low budget, it's nothing short of intriguing. The movie is more of grief masked in guilt. It's about a father who feels he was unable to protect his daughter, and now has to deal with feeding this demon that seems to keep the face of his daughter alive.