Evil Words

– One day, for no apparent reason, a cop kills 11 children. The same day, horror novelist Thomas Roy t..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
2003
Original Name:
Sur le seuil
Evil Words (2003) - Also known as Sur le seuil

One day, for no apparent reason, a cop kills 11 children. The same day, horror novelist Thomas Roy tries to commit suicide after cutting his fingers. At first glance, nothing seems to link the two events – until Dr. Paul Lacasse, a disillusioned psychiatrist, takes over the case. Prompted by his colleague Jeanne, a fan of Thomas Roy, Dr. Lacasse investigates the writer’s past. Hounded by a gossip columnist, Dr. Lacasse uncovers a series of troubling facts that bolster his convictions about the case. As he tries to reassemble the pieces of the puzzle in order to better treat the famous writer, Dr. Lacasse is dragged further and further into a series of events, with terrifying consequences.

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Release Date:

10 Mar 2005

Language:

French

Director:

Éric Tessier

Writer:

Patrick Senécal (novel), Éric Tessier

Main Actors:

Michel Côté, Patrick Huard, Catherine Florent, Albert Millaire

Plot:

In Montreal, on the same day that a policeman shot twenty-one children, killing eleven, without any reason, the successful writer Thomas Roy amputates his fingers and tries to commit suicide. Completely catatonic, he is treated by Dr. Paul Lacasse and his big fan, the pregnant Dr. Jeanne Marcoux, in a psychiatric hospital. When the journalist Charles Monette, who is writing a book about Thomas, schedules a meeting with Dr. Paul, he shows pieces of newspaper showing that Thomas was present to the last thirty-seven tragedies in Canada. Dr. Paul reads the notes and decides to investigate further the life of Thomas Roy, disclosing dark secrets about his past.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Alliance Atlantis

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10