Sam (Dylan Klish) is nine years old and struggling to accept his parents' divorce while experiencing his own loss of innocence. Jane (Candace Taylorson) divorced Oliver (Adam McCort) due to his refusal to deal with his mental illness and his history of abuse towards her and Sam. Sam has a strong bond with Jane whom he now seldom sees due to her new work schedule since the divorce. Sam blames his father for the divorce and is beginning to express his anger through an increasing fascination with death, including killing and torturing insects and small animals. 'The Sacrifice' is primarily a silent film with Sam's story mostly seen through his memory, nightmares, and heard through his voiceover. The primary influences for 'The Sacrifice' were Michael Haneke's 'Benny's Video', David Lynch's 'The Grandmother', Terrence Malick's 'Badlands', and John Wyndham's 'The Midwich Cuckoos.'