The Demoniacs

The Demoniacs

Directed by Jean Rollin

Produced by Nordia Films, Général Films

1974100 min5.8 / 10

A transgressive 1970s horror-exploitation film that pairs graphic sexual violence with supernatural revenge fantasy, blending eroticism and sadism in a deliberately provocative register.

A gang of pirates rape the two sole survivors of a ship wreck. The violated girls are rescued by the strange inhabitants of a supposedly haunted island, where they are granted supernatural powers to strike revenge against the pirates.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Demoniacs violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is The Demoniacs easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Demoniacs scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Demoniacs sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does The Demoniacs end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity57

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise64

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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