Savage Messiah
Feature Film, 90 minutes.
He promised them...Love, Healing, Salvation.
This film tells the story of a charming but diabolical cult leader, Roch Thériault, who presides over a bizarre commune that includes his eight wives and 26 children. A small-town social worker visits the commune and on the surface everything seems fine, but her intuition senses desperation and sadness among the wives. Even though her department co-workers are indifferent, she investigates further and discovers a dead child, strange, ritualistic goings-on and shocking mental and physical abuse. With her job and life on the line, she is determined to free the members from Roch’s tyranny. But she faces numerous obstacles. The major one is Roch’s astonishing ability to manipulate people and the system, including the court appointed investigators.
Release Date
June-23-02
Executive Producer
Michael Prupas
Jamie Brown
Cinematographer
Serge Ladouceur
Director
Mario Azzopardi
Writer
Sharon Riis
Producer
Bernard Zukerman
Irene Litinsky
Production Companies
Muse Entertainment
Bernard Zukerman
in association with Studio Eight Pictures