A black-tie fundraiser turns into a hostage standoff in "Sacrifice," a 2026 thriller from director Romain Gavras built around an ensemble that spans Hollywood and pop music.
What is Sacrifice about?
The setup is simple and then rapidly isn't: a glittering charity gala, the kind where the wealthy write checks for causes they barely remember by dessert, is interrupted when armed activists breach the security cordon. What they're after isn't cash or jewelry but a relic with a reputation for supernatural power, tucked somewhere among the guests and the vault the evening was meant to celebrate. As the doors lock and phones go dark, socialites and staff alike are forced to reckon with what they'll risk to protect it, and what they'll give up to survive the night.
About the cast
Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy anchor the cast, joined by Vincent Cassel, Salma Hayek Pinault, and John Malkovich in a lineup that also folds in musicians Charli xcx and Yung Lean alongside comic actor Sam Richardson, giving the gala's guest list an unusually wide range of screen presences to draw on.
Context & significance
"Sacrifice" is a multinational co-production spanning France, Greece, the United States, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom, the kind of footprint that suggests a shoot stitched together across several countries rather than a single studio backlot. Romain Gavras, known for music-video work as much as features, brings a heightened, stylized eye to a premise that mixes home-invasion tension with a supernatural-adjacent MacGuffin, a combination that keeps the film from settling into a single, predictable genre lane.
Watching Sacrifice on K-Time
"Sacrifice" streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so viewers can choose the version that suits them best. A free account login is all that's needed to start watching, and the site's Farsi interface makes browsing and searching straightforward for Persian-speaking audiences wherever they're based.