{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Short description|2025 film directed by Julia Max}} {{Infobox film | name = The Surrender | image = File:Film poster for The Surrender.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Julia Max | writer = Julia Max | producer = | starring = {{plainlist| * Colby Minifie * Kate Burton }} | cinematography = | editing = | music = | studio = | distributor = Shudder | released = {{Film date|2025|03|09}} | runtime = 96 minutes | country = Canada | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Surrender''''' is a 2025 Canadian supernatural horror film written and directed by Julia Max, starring Colby Minifie and Kate Burton.
==Premise== Robert, a family patriarch, is ill and bedridden, and is looked after by his wife Barbara and daughter Megan. After Robert dies, Barbara enlists the help of a mysterious figure to bring Robert back to life by means of an occult ritual.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Earl |first1=William |title=Julia Max Was Told to Cut Down the Family Drama in 'The Surrender.' She Ignored the Notes and Created a Ferocious Horror Debut |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/julia-max-the-surrender-horror-movie-family-darkness-1236408545/ |work=Variety |date=23 May 2025}}</ref>
==Cast== * Colby Minifie as Megan ** Alaina Pollack as Young Megan * Kate Burton as Barbara ** Chelsea Alden as Young Barbara * Vaughn Armstrong as Robert ** Pete Ploszek as Young Robert * Riley Rose Critchlow as Lacey * Mia Ellis as Nikki * Neil Sandilands as The Man
==Release== ''The Surrender'' was released in the United States on March 9, 2025 at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival.<ref>https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/films/2206372</ref>
==Reception== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|85||40|consensus=Extracting a maximum amount of creepy mood from a simple setup while reaching surprising poignancy as a mother-daughter story, ''The Surrender'' is a victorious feature debut from writer-director Julia Max.|access-date=September 20, 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=The Surrender |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_surrender |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=September 20, 2025}}</ref> {{Metacritic film prose|66|5|access-date=September 20, 2025}}<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |title=The Surrender |id=the-surrender |type=movie |access-date=September 20, 2025}}</ref>
Simon Abrams, writing for ''RogerEbert.com'', gave the movie 3 stars out of 4, praising the performances and calling it "an eerie and accomplished gut-muncher that also happens to have grief and mother-daughter trauma on its mind."<ref>{{cite web |title=The Surrender review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-surrender-shudder-horror-movie-review-2025 |website=RogerEbert.com |access-date=September 20, 2025}}</ref> Shaina Weatherhead, writing for ''Collider'', said that the film is "unafraid to take risks" and "ultimately delivers a fraught family drama replete with gag-inducing body horror and a whole lot of blood."<ref>{{cite web |title='The Surrender' Review |url=https://collider.com/the-surrender-review/ |website=Collider |access-date=September 20, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|33270263|The Surrender}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|the_surrender|The Surrender}}
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