A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.
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- 7 wins & 9 nominations.
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Cast
| Morjana Alaoui | ... |
Anna
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| Mylène Jampanoï | ... |
Lucie
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| Catherine Bégin | ... |
Mademoiselle
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| Robert Toupin | ... |
Le père
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| Patricia Tulasne | ... |
La mère
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| Juliette Gosselin | ... |
Marie
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| Xavier Dolan | ... |
Antoine
(as Xavier Dolan-Tadros)
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| Louise Boisvert | ... |
Mère d'Anna (voice)
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| Jean-Marie Moncelet | ... |
Étienne
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Jessie Pham | ... |
Lucie 10 ans
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Erika Scott | ... |
Anna 10 ans
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Isabelle Chasse | ... |
La créature
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Emilie Miskdjian | ... |
La suppliciée
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Tony Robinow | ... |
Docteur
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| Anie Pascale | ... |
La femme bourreau
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| Mike Chute | ... |
Bourreau
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| Gaëlle Cohen | ... |
Femme de main
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Louis Thevenon | ... |
1er homme de main
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| Jean-François Boudreau | ... |
Homme de main
(as Jean-François Boudreault)
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Michel Cormier | ... |
Homme de main
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| Jean-Bernard Côté | ... |
Homme de main
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Patrick Dorval | ... |
Homme de main
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Mathieu Samaille | ... |
Homme de main
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| Daniel Deburghgraeve | ... |
Vieil arrivant
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Philippe Laugler | ... |
Inspecteur
(as Philippe Laugier)
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Hervé Desbois | ... |
Infirmier
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Mario Mancini | ... |
Chauffeur Mademoiselle
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Olivier Villeneuve | ... |
Enfant institut
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Directed by
| Pascal Laugier | ||
Written by
| Pascal Laugier | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Frédéric Doniguian | ... | executive producer |
| Marcel Giroux | ... | executive producer: Canada |
| Richard Grandpierre | ... | producer |
| Simon Trottier | ... | co-producer: Canada |
Music by
| Alex Cortés | ||
| Willie Cortés | ||
Cinematography by
| Stéphane Martin | ||
| Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky | ||
| Bruno Philip | ||
Editing by
| Sébastien Prangère | ||
Editorial Department
| Catherine Athon | ... | digital intermediate manager |
| Denis Bedlow | ... | assistant editor |
| Johan Boulanger | ... | assistant editor |
| Jean-Loup Bro | ... | digital color grader |
| Frédéric Casnin | ... | photochemical post-production manager |
| Didier Dekeyser | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Ornella Del-Vecchio | ... | digital conformation |
| Frederic Jupin | ... | digital conformation |
| Marine Lepoutre | ... | assistant digital grader |
| Philippe Reinaudo | ... | digital intermediate technical director |
| Anita Ribeyrol | ... | digital video conformation |
| Philippe Tourret | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Trevor White | ... | colorist: Technicolor Toronto |
| Doris Yoba | ... | post production manager |
Casting By
| Helene Rousse | ||
Production Design by
| Jean-Andre Carriere | ||
Set Decoration by
| Louisa Schabas | ||
Costume Design by
| Claire Nadon | ||
Makeup Department
| Benoît Lestang | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Adrien Morot | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
| Daniel Langlois | ... | unit manager |
| Donald Tetreault | ... | production manager |
| Doris Yoba | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nadine Brassard | ... | second assistant director |
| Carl Roméo Desjardins | ... | first assistant director (as Carl Desjardins) |
| Jacinthe Hamelin | ... | third assistant director |
| Jacinthe Noreau | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Yves Fontigny | ... | property master |
| Joseph Gagné | ... | assistant art director |
| Maurice Roy | ... | graphic artist |
| Asuka Sugiyama | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
| Nicolas Becker | ... | foley artist |
| Damien Boitel | ... | technical assistant |
| Germain Boulay | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Philippe Mercier | ... | sound mixer |
| Serge Rouquairol | ... | sound editor |
| Julien Sicart | ... | additional sound |
| Steven Utt | ... | sound editor |
| Olivier Vinson | ... | boom operator |
| Jérôme Wiciak | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer / re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Carmelle Beaudoin | ... | special effects technician |
| Manuel Beccaro | ... | prosthetic assistant / special effects makeup |
| Kevin Carter | ... | special effects contact lenses |
| Jacques Godbout | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Eric Aubry | ... | cg generalist: Buzz Image Group |
| Marie-Eve Bedard-Tremblay | ... | visual effects coordinator: Buzz Image Group |
| Odile Beraud | ... | scan and shoot |
| Benoit Blouin | ... | digital effects artist |
| Francois Croteau | ... | digital effects artist |
| Dan Gaud | ... | digital compositor (as Daniel Gaudreau) |
| Jonathan Laborde | ... | digital effects artist |
| Bruno-Olivier Laflamme | ... | digital effects artist |
| Jean-Francois Lafleur | ... | digital effects artist |
| Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Brice Leclert | ... | Lustre assistant |
| Laurent Spillemaecker | ... | digital compositor: Buzzimage |
| Emily Vaillancourt | ... | visual effects |
| Yanick Wilisky | ... | visual effects producer: Buzz Image Group |
Stunts
| Abril Asselin Gonzalez | ... | stunt double: Lucie |
| Jean-Marc Bellu | ... | stunts |
| Marc-Andre Brisebois | ... | stunt double: Père |
| Alain Bérard | ... | stunt double: Père |
| Mike Chute | ... | stunts |
| Gaëlle Cohen | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Mary-Pier Gaudet | ... | stunts |
| Nathalie Girard | ... | stunt double: Lucie |
| Annie Grondin | ... | stunt double: Mère |
| Héléna Laliberté | ... | stunt double: Mère |
| André Lanthier | ... | stunt double: Père |
| Yan Lecomte | ... | stunt double: Antoine |
| Stéphane Lefebvre | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Grégory Loffredo | ... | stunts (as Gregory Loffredo) |
| Valérie Morin | ... | stunt double: Marie |
| Hillary Porter | ... | stunts: Mademoiselle |
| Julien Rousseau | ... | stunt double: Antoine |
| Valérie Soucy | ... | stunt double: Lucie |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Marie-Claude Allard | ... | camera trainee |
| Eric Babin | ... | grip |
| David Beaudrey | ... | electrician (as David Beaudry) |
| Jean Beaudry | ... | electrician |
| Carla Clarke | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Jean-François Dasylva-LaRue | ... | lighting technician |
| Lise Drévillon | ... | first assistant camera |
| André Dufour | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Michel Girard | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gabi Kislat | ... | camera trainee (as Gabrielle Kislat) |
| Victor Lafond | ... | camera trainee |
| Clermont Lapointe | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Jan Mark Lapointe | ... | key grip (as Jean-Marc Lapointe) |
| Martin Lapointe | ... | electrician |
| Yan D. Lapointe | ... | grip |
| Jean-François Larivière | ... | grip |
| Serge Larouche | ... | electrician |
| François Legris | ... | best boy electric |
| Daniel Lyne | ... | grip |
| Alexandre Léglise | ... | focus puller: re-shoot |
| Brad MacLean | ... | grip |
| Gilles Mayer | ... | electrician |
| Nicolas Mignot | ... | grip |
| Jeff Nichol | ... | key grip |
| Marie-Andrée Paquet | ... | first assistant camera |
| Yanka Pelletier | ... | key grip |
| Daniel Sauvé | ... | steadicam operator (as Daniel Sauve) |
| Martin Seney | ... | grip |
| Geoffroy St-Hilaire | ... | steadicam operator: "b" camera |
| Peter Stewartson | ... | grip |
| Daniel Thivierge | ... | grip |
| Jean-Francois Tousignant | ... | first assistant camera / second assistant camera |
| Jacques Tremblay | ... | electrician |
| Alexis Vallée-Charest | ... | electrician |
| Vittorio Vieira | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Danièle Brodeur | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Patrick Goulet | ... | assistant location manager |
| Lucio Tomaro | ... | location manager |
Transportation Department
| Richard Chabot | ... | unit driver |
Additional Crew
| Sophie Boyer | ... | script |
| Pierre-Alexandre Chartier | ... | assistant accountant |
| Sophie Daubisse | ... | production coordinator |
| Kook Ewo | ... | title sequence by |
| Isabelle Faivre-Duboz | ... | script (as Isabelle Faivre Duboz) |
| Gaël Giraud | ... | production assistant |
| Valérie Lapierre | ... | production accountant |
| Eric Lebeau | ... | production assistant |
| Sophie Lebeau | ... | assistant accountant |
| Jane Lu | ... | assistant to producers |
| Joëlle Malo | ... | production assistant |
| Joyce A. Nashawati | ... | researcher |
| Martine Orban | ... | production accountant |
| Marjolaine Perron | ... | assistant accountant |
| Laurent Renard | ... | press attache |
| Leslie Ricci | ... | press attache |
| Julia Rudich | ... | production assistant |
| Nicolas Savard | ... | production assistant (as Nicola Savard) |
| Pierre Selinger | ... | production attorney |
| Joe Sisto | ... | legal services |
| Jocelyn Spronken-Forget | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Dario Argento | ... | dedicatee |
| Emmanuelle Dessureault | ... | special thanks |
| Karim Hussain | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Eskwad (produced by)
- Wild Bunch (co-production)
- TCB Film (co-production)
- Canal Horizons
- Canal+
- CinéCinéma
- Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision (with the participation of)
- Crédit d'Impôt pour la Production Cinématographique ou Magnétoscopique Canadienne (with the participation of)
Distributors
- Cinema Mondo (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- King Records (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Videa (2009) (Italy) (theatrical) (as Videa-CDE S.p.A.)
- Bir Film (2008) (Turkey)
- CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan)
- Cinéart (2009) (Luxembourg)
- Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands)
- King Records (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
- Kojo Pictures (2009) (Australia)
- NSM Records (2009) (Austria) (DVD)
- NSM Records (2011) (Austria) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Pan Vision Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Pancinema (2009) (South Korea)
- Paradox Entertainment Group (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- Quality Films (2008) (Mexico)
- Senator Film (2008) (Germany)
- Seville Pictures (2009) (Canada)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- The Weinstein Company (2008) (United States)
- Tiberius Film (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- Tiglon (2009) (Turkey)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia)
- Vértigo (2021) (Spain) (video) (DVD & Blu-ray)
- Wild Bunch Distribution (2008) (France)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Arret de Bus (catering)
- Charcuterie de France (catering)
- Cinepool (grip and lighting equipment)
- Département Camera (camera equipment provided by)
- GlobalEx Risk Management (insurance)
- Halfborn (project promotion)
- Polyson (sound post-production)
- Productions Modulations (post-production sound services)
- Technicolor (rushes processing)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Total Casting (extras casting)
- Éclair Numérique (digital intermediate)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Fifteen years after a horrifying experience of abduction and prolonged torture, Lucie embarks on a bloody quest for revenge against her oppressors. Along with her childhood friend Anna, who also suffered abuse, she quickly and hopelessly descends into madness and her own delusions. Anna, left on her own, begins to re-experience what Lucie did when she was only 12 years old. Written by kwedgwood@hotmail.com |
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| Taglines | They haven't finished being alive. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR3,390,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Morjana Alaoui, actress that played Anna, broke three bones during the movie shoot and had to stay in bed for six weeks. See more » |
| Goofs | As the mother is kicked into the pit, a body flinches to brace itself for the impact of the mother falling on him. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Viande d'origine française (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | My Neighbourhood See more » |
| Quotes |
Mademoiselle:
Martyrs are exceptional people. They survive pain, they survive total deprivation. They bear all the sins of the earth. They give themselves up. They transcend themselves... they are transfigured. See more » |