The Origin of Evil
In this wickedly funny French thriller, shady relatives scheme for family fortunes through a succession of ingenious twists.
Stéphane’s volatile lover is halfway through her prison sentence while she’s stuck working in a fish cannery. One day Stéphane boldly decides to reach out to her wealthy, estranged father. Stéphane discovers the dysfunctional family around him to be a vipers' nest, all angling for the old man's inheritance and suspicious of the new interloper. Soon enough, she finds herself embroiled in devious hidden agendas during a ruthless fight for the family empire. Who’s the predator and who’s the prey?
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“Marnier’s film manages to be cruelly funny, while evoking the spirit of that master of the French thriller Claude Chabrol, with hints of Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell.”
— The Guardian
- Unclassified 18+
- 125
- 2022
- Narrative Feature
- Arthouse Dramedy (Drama/Comedy) Mystery Thriller
- Canada France
- French English Subtitles
About The Origin of Evil
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Community
Lesbian -
Director
Sébastien Marnier -
Cast
Laure Calamy Doria Tillier Dominique Blanc Jacques Weber Suzanne Clément Céleste Brunnquell Véronique Ruggia Saura -
Producer
Caroline Bonmarchand -
Company Credits
Courtesy of: Potential Films -
Program Strand
Narrative Feature -
Blurb Writer
S.P.
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