Synopse
A wave of kidnappings of young boys shocks Montreal. Towards the end of the school year, 10-year old Félix lets his imagination run riot. Nothing ever seems to happen in the sleepy suburb he lives in, but Félix is frightened of everything: that his parents will divorce, that the madman who is kidnapping boys will come after him, his weird neighbour, even AIDS. Slowly but surely, the demons in his head begin to resemble those in the outside world. The Demons is a moving, atmospherically dense coming-of-age film, in which Édouard Tremblay-Grenier turns in an impressive performance as Félix.
Regie
PHILIPPE LESAGE (*1977) began his career making documentaries. His autobiographical film The Demons (2015) was an international success and was shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG Genesis is another autobiographical work.
Info
Original Title: Les démons
International Title: The Demons
Category: Feature
Section: Voilà
Version & Subtitles: French OV with German subtitles
Director & Screenplay: Philippe Lesage
Cast/Protagonists: Edouard Tremblay-Grenier, Pier-Luc Funk, Yannick Gobeil-Dugas, Vassili Schneider, Sarah Mottet, Mathis Thomas
Production country: Canada
Year of Production: 2015
Length: 118 min
Producer: Galilé Marion-Gauvin, Philippe Lesage
Production company: Les films de l'autre - Unité centrale
Cinematography: Nicolas Canniccioni
Editor: Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Music: Pye Corner Audio
Production Design: Marjorie Rheaume
World Sales: Be For Films
