The only thing certain in life is death. But as The Surrender shows, there might be a way to reverse it — if you dare.
When their family patriarch passes away, an already fragile mother-daughter relationship is put to the test when the former enlists the help of a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back to life. On paper, everything seems straightforward. However, such is the nature of rituals and resurrections - everything does not go according to plan. Torn between the living and the occult, both women not only have to confront the supernatural but also the shared pain they’ve buried deep for far too long.
Collider’s Perri Nemiroff had the opportunity to speak with The Surrender's writer-director Julia Max, Kate Burton, and The Boys' breakout star Colby Minifie at the Collider Media Studio at the Cinema Center at SXSW 2025. During their interview, Max shares how the movie was inspired by her own real-life experience of having a death doula, Burton praises how the filming process felt “organic,” and Minifie teases what to expect in the fifth and final season of The Boys.
The Surrender's distribution rights sold to Shudder after the festival, so you'll be able to catch it on the streaming platform on May 23.
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