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The Origin of Evil

2022 123 min ★ 6.4 Thriller, Drama

In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family : an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid.

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Cast

Laure Calamy

Nathalie Cordier

Doria Tillier

George Dumontet

Dominique Blanc

Louise Dumontet

Jacques Weber

Serge Dumontet

Suzanne Clément

Inmate

Véronique Ruggia Saura

Agnès

Céleste Brunnquell

Jeanne Patterson

Naidra Ayadi

Samira

Clotilde Mollet

Landlady

Details

Director

Sébastien Marnier

Screenplay

Fanny Burdino

Tagline

"Someone is lying."

Status

Released

Original Language

Production

Avenue B Productions, micro_scope, Poison Productions

Reviews

CinemaSerf

March 30, 2024

★ 7/10

I'm beginning to think that Laure Calamy doesn't make rotten films. She's really quite effective in this story of greed and manipulation as "Nathalie" or is that "Stéphane"?. Hmmm! Well initially, she's incarcerated with her lover (Suzanne Clément) but next thing she's writing to her wealthy but estranged father (Jacques Weber). A reconciliation takes place and she is quickly whisked off to his op...