If you’re a fan of poetry and cinema you’ve come to the right place. Read The Ritual haiku and find out little known facts about the film. Have you seen The Ritual already? Let me know what you think?
Trudging through the cold,
His memory is a weight.
Your soul marked, chosen.
One fateful night, five university friends meet up in a pub to talk about a lads’ trip away. Rob (Paul Reid) suggests a hike in Sweden. After drinks, Luke (Rafe Spall) and Rob pop into an off licence but they interrupt a robbery and Rob is killed.
Months later, the group decide to hike in Sweden to honour Rob’s memory. During the hike the four friends begin to encounter something lurking in the woods, they are really going to regret taking that shortcut.
Interesting facts about The Ritual
- The Ritual was based on the book of the same name by Adam Nevill.
- The jötunn creature is from Norse mythology.
- Producers shot on location in Sweden.
- The runes on the tree, mean ‘inherited estate’ or ‘descent’, foreshadowing the groups’ impending doom.