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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Cast
Marc Paquet
Thierry Richard
Jessica Malka
Marquise Lefrançois
Marianne Farley
Claire Lefrançois
Frédéric Pierre
Henri Dieudonné
Julie Le Breton
Isabel Lefrançois
Joujou Turenne
Janvier, Marie-Pierre
Raymond Cloutier
Professeur Théorêt
Marcel Sabourin
Dr. Paul-Émile Gagnon
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Daniel Roby
- Writers
- Daniel Roby, Joël Champetier
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- Canada
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ERA
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Released 22 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Daniel Roby, shot by Eric Cayla. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by René Dupéré. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor François Bégin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Marc Paquet and Jessica Malka and Marianne Farley carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0411743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Daniel Roby directs. Eric Cayla behind the camera. René Dupéré scores. François Bégin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Daniel Roby, shot by Eric Cayla. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by René Dupéré. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor François Bégin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Marc Paquet and Jessica Malka and Marianne Farley carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0411743 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eric Cayla
- Original score
- René Dupéré
- Editing
- François Bégin
- Production design
- Christian Légaré
- Stunt coordinator
- Jean Frenette
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB rating
- 5.9/10 · 893 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
3 wins & 3 nominations total
Also by
Daniel Roby
Production companies
Who made it
- ZO
Zone Films
Key crew
- NovelJoël Champetier
- ProducerDaniel Roby
- EditorFrançois Bégin
- EditorDaniel Roby
- EditorYvann Thibaudeau
- Production DesignChristian Légaré
- Stunt CoordinatorJean Frenette
- SoundClovis Gouaillier
- SoundSimon Brien
- SoundSerge Bouvier
- SoundMartin Pinsonnault
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
- vampire
- snow
- cannibal
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-05-23R
