A glamorous charity gala, a mysterious prophecy, and a plan to save the world through human sacrifice collide in Sacrifice, a darkly comic action-adventure led by Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy.
Directed by Romain Gavras, the filmmaker behind Athena, the film brings together an eclectic cast for a story that moves between celebrity satire, mythology, action, and apocalyptic chaos.
A Charity Gala Takes a Dangerous Turn
After the fiery death of their mother, Joan (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her siblings, driven by a mysterious volcanic prophecy, believe it is their duty to cleanse the Earth. Their radical group hijacks a glamorous charity gala and takes three unlikely hostages for a sacrificial ritual: their hero, movie star Mike Tyler (Chris Evans); their villain, pragmatically cold billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel); and their lover, an unlucky performer named Katie (Ambika Mod). As the night descends into chaos, both an inward journey and an outward adventure ensue, where the line between performance and belief, salvation and sacrifice, begins to blur.
Thought-provoking, visually arresting, and powered by a kinetic original script co-written with Will Arbery ("Succession"), Romain Gavras’ English-language debut Sacrifice is a satirical action-adventure and visually explosive epic led by a magnetic star-studded ensemble also including Salma Hayek Pinault, Yung Lean and Charli XCX.
Film Details
Release date: Friday, 18 September 2026
Director: Romain Gavras
Writers: Romain Gavras and Will Arbery
Cast: Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, John Malkovich, Salma Hayek Pinault, Charli XCX, and Yung Lean
Running time: Approximately 100 minutes
Trailer: Watch on YouTube