Following its premiere at SXSW back in March, streaming service Shudder has released a trailer and images for The Surrender, the horror from writer-director Julia Max.
The film centres on a grieving mother and daughter as they risk their lives to perform a brutal resurrection ritual to bring the family patriarch back from the dead with the help of a mysterious stranger.
The cast includes Colby Minifie, Kate Burton, Neil Sandilands, Vaughn Armstrong, Mia Ellis, Pete Ploszek, Chelsea Alden, Alaina Pollack, Riley Rose Critchlow, and Lola Prince Kelly. Check out the trailer below…
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead. As the bizarre and brutal resurrection spirals out of control, both women must confront their differences as they fight for their lives – and for each other.
The Surrender arrives on Shudder on May 23rd.
Originally published May 1, 2025. Updated May 14, 2025.
