Sanctuary

Name: Sanctuary
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: May 19, 2023
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Christopher Abbott, Margaret Qualley

2023

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Super | Release Date: May 19, 2023 | R

Starring: Christopher Abbott, Margaret Qualley

Summary: Rebecca (Margaret Qualley), and her wealthy client, Hal (Christopher Abbott), engage in a high stakes role playing game for power and control. In the wake of inheriting his father’s hotel chain, Hal attempts to end his long and secret relationship with Rebecca. A battle of wills ensues over the course of one incredibly fraught night, withRebecca (Margaret Qualley), and her wealthy client, Hal (Christopher Abbott), engage in a high stakes role playing game for power and control. In the wake of inheriting his father’s hotel chain, Hal attempts to end his long and secret relationship with Rebecca. A battle of wills ensues over the course of one incredibly fraught night, with both Rebecca and Hal struggling to keep the upper hand as the power dynamics swing wildly back and forth.… Expand

Director: Zachary Wigon

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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John DeFore

May 2, 2023

Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott make an exceptionally good team here, in a film that requires a deep sexual chemistry but keeps sex itself almost entirely out of the picture. Careening from one kind of intensity to another, the encounter excites without prurience and, like the transactions it depicts, is more concerned with psychology than sex in any case. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

May 2, 2023

This is a terrifically nasty thriller about seizing control, over others and over oneself. Wigon proves to have a great grasp on it, as well; his assuredness is half of the film’s success. Read full review

The Playlist Charles Bramesco

May 1, 2023

Wigon’s sleek, seductive drama — as contained and actor-driven as a stage play, though shot so expressively that it could only be cinema — breaks down this pairing just to build it back up from scratch, testing the viability of a connection rooted in guarded performance as it crawls on all fours toward a more open, authentic intimacy. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

May 1, 2023

Abbott and Qualley unload everything from physical to emotional to psychological abuse, both roles desperate to solidify their respective superiority and restore the status quo. Rediscover balance by admitting their desires. Who knows? They might just fulfill them too. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Katie Rife

May 18, 2023

This is a film fueled by writing and performance. Writer Micah Bloomberg’s script ingeniously incorporates the movie’s themes into its structure, and Qualley and Abbott—but especially Qualley—playfully keep the audience guessing throughout. Read full review

Greg Nussen

May 15, 2023

This is a theatrical story told in a purposefully and self-consciously theatrical manner. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

May 24, 2023

After 96 minutes with these people, you’ll care even less than you do now. Read full review

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