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THE ORIGIN OF EVIL

A film by
Sébastien Marnier

Written by
Sébastien Marnier

With
Laure Calamy, Doria Tillier, Dominique Blanc, Jacques Weber, Suzanne Clément, Céleste Brunnquell, Véronique Ruggia Saura

Details
2022 – France, Canada – French, English – 125 minutes – Color

Festivals and Awards
Venice International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Festival International du film francophone de Namur
BFI London Film Festival

Distribution

Canada
Maison4tiers

France
The Jokers Films

International
Charades

Trailer

Photos

Synopsis

In a luxurious villa by the sea, a modest young woman finds a strange family: an unknown and very rich father, his whimsical wife, his daughter, an ambitious businesswoman, a rebellious teenager and a disturbing servant. Someone is lying. Between suspicions and lies, mystery sets in and evil spreads…

Crew

Director : Sébastien Marnier
Writer : Sébastien Marnier
Producer : Caroline Bonmarchand – Avenue B (France)
Coproducers : Kim McCraw, Luc Déry – micro_scope (Canada)

Director of photography: Romain Carcanade
Set design : Damien Rondeau
Costume design : Marité Coutard
Editors : Valentin Féron, Jean-Baptiste Beaudoin
Sound : Stephen De Oliveira, Sylvain Bellemare, Hans Laitres,  Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Original score : Pierre Lapointe, Philippe Brault