Polly Walker
Paula Jackson
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- Based on real-life events in Canada in the late 1980's, social worker Paula Jackson investigated a commune run by a messiah-like figure who referred to himself as Moses. Jackson's findings uncovered disturbing mental and physical abuses of this cult's members by its maniacal leader. Soon, Jackson found herself fighting to save Moses's followers.
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The film dramatizes the real-life story of Roch "Moïse" Thériault, a cult leader who was arrested in Burnt River, Ontario, in 1989. The film stars Luc Picard as Thériault and Polly Walker as Paula Jackson, the social worker whose investigation revealed Thériault's crimes.
Apr 26, 2002 · Savage Messiah: Directed by Mario Azzopardi. With Polly Walker, Luc Picard, Isabelle Blais, Louis Ferreira. As a small-town social worker investigates a commune headed by a spiritual leader calling himself Moses, she discovers a dead child, sadistic rituals, and ruthless mental and physical abuse.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Mario Azzopardi
- 2002-04-26
Savage Messiah is a 1972 British biographical drama film of the life of French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, made by Russ-Arts and distributed by MGM. It was directed and produced by Ken Russell, with Harry Benn as associate producer, from a screenplay by Christopher Logue, based on the 1931 book Savage Messiah by H. S. Ede.
Roch Thériault ( [ʁɔk te.ʁjo]; May 16, 1947 – February 26, 2011) was a Canadian cult leader and convicted murderer. Thériault, a self-proclaimed prophet under the name Moïse [mɔ.iz], founded the Ant Hill Kids in 1977. They were a doomsday cult whose beliefs were based on Seventh-day Adventist Church beliefs.
Nov 10, 2023 · Savage Messiah tells the story of Thériault (Luc Picard) and his followers, who made up the doomsday cult known as the “Ant Hill Kids” based near Burnt River, Ont. Thériault, whose followers called him “Moses”, had multiple wives that he impregnated as a religious requirement.
Nov 10, 2023 · Anyone who has read the true story of Roch Thériault — cult leader, convicted murderer, and one of Canada’s most infamous criminals — will know many of the gruesome details of the mental ...
Savage Messiah (1972) The truly original directors seem to stake out a territory and make it their own. John Ford took over Monument Valley, Ingmar Bergman has his island, and Ken Russell is obsessed with the subject of genius.
