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| caption = Official teaser poster
| caption = Official teaser poster
| director = [[Daniel Grou]]
| director = [[Daniel Grou]]
| producer = Nicole Robert
| producer = [[Nicole Robert (producer)|Nicole Robert]]
| writer = Patrick Senécal
| writer = [[Patrick Senécal]]
| starring = [[Rémy Girard]]<br />[[Claude Legault]]<br />[[Fanny Mallette]]
| starring = [[Rémy Girard]] <br />[[Claude Legault]] <br />[[Fanny Mallette]]
| cinematography = Bernard Couture
| cinematography = [[Bernard Couture]]
| editing = Valérie Héroux
| editing = Valérie Héroux
| studio = Go Films
| studio = [[Go Films]]
| distributor = Alliance Vivafilm<br/>Seville Pictures
| distributor = Alliance Vivafilm <br />Seville Pictures
| released = {{Film date|2010|1|22}}<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18307 Sundance '10: All Chained Up in New '7 Days' Still]</ref>
| released = {{Film date|2010|1|22}}<ref name="sundance" />
| runtime = 111 minutes
| runtime = 111 minutes
| country = {{Film Canada}}
| country = Canada
| language = French
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'''''7 Days''''' ({{lang-fr|Les 7 jours du talion}}) is a Canadian [[thriller film]] directed by [[Daniel Grou]]<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18297 Sundance '10: Official Subtitled Festival Trailer for '7 Days']</ref> and starring [[Rémy Girard]], [[Claude Legault]] and [[Fanny Mallette]].<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18027 AFM '09: Monster Revenge in 'Seven Days']</ref> The screenplay was written by Patrick Senécal and based on his novel ''Les sept jours du talion''.<ref>[http://www.indiewire.com/article/3_more_sundance_films_set_for_immediate_vod_debut/ 3 More Sundance Films Set for Immediate VOD Debut]</ref>
'''''7 Days''''' ({{langx|fr|Les 7 jours du talion, "The 7 Days of Retaliation"}}) is a 2010 Canadian [[thriller film]] directed by [[Daniel Grou]]<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18297 Sundance '10: Official Subtitled Festival Trailer for '7 Days']</ref> and starring [[Claude Legault]].<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18027 AFM '09: Monster Revenge in 'Seven Days']</ref> The screenplay was written by [[Patrick Senécal]] and based on his novel ''Les sept jours du talion''.<ref>{{cite web | date = Jan 7, 2010 | author = Eugene Hernandez | title = 3 More Sundance Films Set for Immediate VOD Debut | url = http://www.indiewire.com/article/3_more_sundance_films_set_for_immediate_vod_debut/ }}</ref>

==Synopsis==
A doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who raped and murdered his little daughter.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18272 First Hi-Res Images From Torture Flick '7 Days']</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Bruno Hamel a thirty-eight-year-old surgeon who lives in Drummondville with his wife Sylvie and their eight-year-old daughter Jasmine. He leads a normal life, until his daughter is raped and murdered, destroying the Hamel family's life. When the murderer is arrested, a terrible project germs in Bruno's mind. He plans to kidnap the murderer and make him pay for his crime. The day the murderer is being transported to his trial, Bruno, who prepared his plan in great detail, abducts the murderer and brings him to a cabin. He later sends to the police-chief a brief message, stating that the rapist and murderer of his daughter is going to be tortured for seven days before being executed. Once this task is complete, he will give himself up.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18856 Sundance '10 REVIEW: A Third Look at '7 Days' Completes Trifecta]</ref>
The ordinary life of surgeon Bruno Hamel ([[Claude Legault]]) is destroyed when his daughter Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier) is raped and murdered in a park. Upon learning that the police apprehended the prime suspect, laborer Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), Hamel plans to take revenge. He abducts Lemaire while he is being brought to his trial by drugging the officer driving the transport vehicle and brings him to a secluded cabin. Using a remote-controlled computer to conceal his location, Hamel calls the police to inform them that he plans to murder Lemaire in seven days, the seventh day being Jasmine's birthday. After killing him, Hamel will give himself up to the police.

Police detective Mercure ([[Rémy Girard]]) leads the investigation to discover Hamel's whereabouts. Mercure himself suffered a personal tragedy when his wife was killed during a grocery store robbery. Though Mercure acknowledges that the imprisonment of his wife's killer has not made his life more bearable, he becomes determined to stop Hamel before he commits murder.

Over the course of the seven days, Hamel brutally tortures Lemaire. Initially frightened and in incredible pain, Lemaire starts to accept his fate and mocks Hamel for not enjoying himself as he inflicts painful injuries on him. Lemaire eventually admits to raping and murdering Jasmine, along with three other girls. Hamel contacts a news station to have the families of Lemaire's victims informed about his captive's confession. When the mother of one of Lemaire's victims disapproves of his actions, Hamel kidnaps her and forces her to see Lemaire.

By the seventh day, the police locate Hamel's cabin. Hamel gives himself up and lets Lemaire live. As the police lead him away, a reporter asks him if he still believes vengeance is right. Hamel responds with a "No." However, when asked if he regrets what he has done, he gives the same answer.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Claude Legault]] as Bruno Hamel
* [[Claude Legault]] as Bruno Hamel
* [[Rémy Girard]] as Mercure
* [[Rémy Girard]] as Hervé Mercure
* Martin Dubreuil as Anthony Lemaire
* [[Martin Dubreuil]] as Anthony Lemaire
* [[Fanny Mallette]] as Sylvie
* [[Fanny Mallette]] as Sylvie Hamel
* Rose-Marie Coallier as Jasmine
* Rose-Marie Coallier as Jasmine Hamel
* Alexandre Goyette as Boisevert
* [[Alexandre Goyette]] as Michel Boisevert
* Dominique Quesnel as Maryse Pleau
* [[Dominique Quesnel]] as Maryse Pleau
* Pascale Delhaes as Diane Masson
* Pascale Delhaes as Diane Masson
* Pascal Contamine as Morin
* Pascal Contamine as Gaétan Morin
* Daniel Desputeau as Gilles Médecin
* Daniel Desputeau as Gilles, Médecin


==Release and reception==
==Release and reception==
The film premiered on 22 January 2010 at [[Sundance Film Festival]]<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18280 Sundance '10: Impressive Park City at Midnight Full Line-Up!]</ref>, as World Premiere.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18821 Sundance '10 REVIEW: '7 Days' a Powerful Film, 2 Positive Reviews!]</ref>
The film premiered on 22 January 2010 at [[Sundance Film Festival]],<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18280 Sundance '10: Impressive Park City at Midnight Full Line-Up!]</ref> as World Premiere.<ref name="sundance">{{cite web | date= January 24, 2010 | author = Ryan Daley | title = Sundance '10 REVIEW: '7 Days' a Powerful Film, 2 Positive Reviews!| url = http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18821 | work = [[Bloody Disgusting]] }}</ref>


Upon release, critics reacted pretty favorably towards the film. On rotten Tomatoes, the film has a tomatometer rating of 83%, based on 12 reviews.
Upon release, critics reacted favorably towards the film. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 80%, based on 15 reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10012104_7_days|title = 7 Days|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:42, 17 October 2024

7 Days
Official teaser poster
Directed byDaniel Grou
Written byPatrick Senécal
Produced byNicole Robert
StarringRémy Girard
Claude Legault
Fanny Mallette
CinematographyBernard Couture
Edited byValérie Héroux
Production
company
Distributed byAlliance Vivafilm
Seville Pictures
Release date
  • January 22, 2010 (2010-01-22)
[1]
Running time
111 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

7 Days (French: Les 7 jours du talion, "The 7 Days of Retaliation") is a 2010 Canadian thriller film directed by Daniel Grou[2] and starring Claude Legault.[3] The screenplay was written by Patrick Senécal and based on his novel Les sept jours du talion.[4]

Plot

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The ordinary life of surgeon Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is destroyed when his daughter Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier) is raped and murdered in a park. Upon learning that the police apprehended the prime suspect, laborer Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), Hamel plans to take revenge. He abducts Lemaire while he is being brought to his trial by drugging the officer driving the transport vehicle and brings him to a secluded cabin. Using a remote-controlled computer to conceal his location, Hamel calls the police to inform them that he plans to murder Lemaire in seven days, the seventh day being Jasmine's birthday. After killing him, Hamel will give himself up to the police.

Police detective Mercure (Rémy Girard) leads the investigation to discover Hamel's whereabouts. Mercure himself suffered a personal tragedy when his wife was killed during a grocery store robbery. Though Mercure acknowledges that the imprisonment of his wife's killer has not made his life more bearable, he becomes determined to stop Hamel before he commits murder.

Over the course of the seven days, Hamel brutally tortures Lemaire. Initially frightened and in incredible pain, Lemaire starts to accept his fate and mocks Hamel for not enjoying himself as he inflicts painful injuries on him. Lemaire eventually admits to raping and murdering Jasmine, along with three other girls. Hamel contacts a news station to have the families of Lemaire's victims informed about his captive's confession. When the mother of one of Lemaire's victims disapproves of his actions, Hamel kidnaps her and forces her to see Lemaire.

By the seventh day, the police locate Hamel's cabin. Hamel gives himself up and lets Lemaire live. As the police lead him away, a reporter asks him if he still believes vengeance is right. Hamel responds with a "No." However, when asked if he regrets what he has done, he gives the same answer.

Cast

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Release and reception

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The film premiered on 22 January 2010 at Sundance Film Festival,[5] as World Premiere.[1]

Upon release, critics reacted favorably towards the film. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80%, based on 15 reviews.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ryan Daley (January 24, 2010). "Sundance '10 REVIEW: '7 Days' a Powerful Film, 2 Positive Reviews!". Bloody Disgusting.
  2. ^ Sundance '10: Official Subtitled Festival Trailer for '7 Days'
  3. ^ AFM '09: Monster Revenge in 'Seven Days'
  4. ^ Eugene Hernandez (Jan 7, 2010). "3 More Sundance Films Set for Immediate VOD Debut".
  5. ^ Sundance '10: Impressive Park City at Midnight Full Line-Up!
  6. ^ "7 Days". Rotten Tomatoes.
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