A 19th-century widow is tasked with making an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a ship sinks off the coast of her impoverished Icelandic fishing village. Any attempt to rescue survivors risks further depleting the starving villagers’ supplies.
The Damned is a 2024 folk horror film directed by Thordur Palsson and written by Jamie Hannigan, who adapted the screenplay from a story by Palsson. It stars Odessa Young as a 19th-century widow who faces an agonizing decision after a shipwreck threatens to fully deplete her village's scarce supplies during a harsh winter. The cast also includes Joe Cole, Rory McCann, Lewis Gribben, and Turlough Convery.
