7 Days (2010 film)
| Les 7 jours du talion | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Grou |
| Written by | Patrick Senécal |
| Produced by | Nicole Robert |
| Starring | Rémy Girard Claude Legault Fanny Mallette |
| Cinematography | Bernard Couture |
| Edited by | Valérie Héroux |
Production company | Go Films |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm Seville Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film Canada |
| Language | French |
Les 7 jours du talion (released under the English title 7 Days) is a Canadian thriller film directed by Daniel Grou[2] and starring Rémy Girard, Claude Legault and Fanny Mallette.[3] The screenplay was written by Patrick Senécal and based on his novel Les sept jours du talion.[4]
Synopsis
A doctor seeks revenge by kidnapping, torturing and killing the man who raped and murdered his little daughter.[5]
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 7 days before being executed. Once this task is complete, he will give himself up.[6]
Cast
- Rémy Girard as Hervé Mercure
- Claude Legault as Bruno Hamel
- Fanny Mallette as Sylvie Hamel
- Martin Dubreuil as Anthony Lemaire
- Rose-Marie Coallier as Jasmine Hamel
- Pascale Delhaes as Diane Masson
- Pascal Anctil as Demonstrator
Release
The film premiered on 22 January 2010 at Sundance Film Festival[7], as World Premiere.[8]
Upon release, critics reacted pretty favorably towards the film. On rotten Tomatoes, the film has a tomatometer rating of 83%
References
- ^ Sundance '10: All Chained Up in New '7 Days' Still
- ^ Sundance '10: Official Subtitled Festival Trailer for '7 Days'
- ^ AFM '09: Monster Revenge in 'Seven Days'
- ^ 3 More Sundance Films Set for Immediate VOD Debut
- ^ First Hi-Res Images From Torture Flick '7 Days'
- ^ Sundance '10 REVIEW: A Third Look at '7 Days' Completes Trifecta
- ^ Sundance '10: Impressive Park City at Midnight Full Line-Up!
- ^ Sundance '10 REVIEW: '7 Days' a Powerful Film, 2 Positive Reviews!