The Demons

Oct 30, 2015

1h 58m

★ 6.2

Overview

While Montreal is in the throes of a string of kidnappings targeting young boys, ten-year-old Felix is finishing his school year in the seemingly quiet suburb where he lives. A sensitive boy with a vivid imagination, Felix is afraid of everything. Little by little, his imaginary demons begin to mirror those of the truly disturbing world around him.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Unité Centrale

Les Films de L'Autre

The Demons Trailers

Cast

Felix

Édouard Tremblay-Grenier

Ben

Pier-Luc Funk

François

Vassili Schneider

Emmanuelle

Sarah Mottet

Marc

Laurent Lucas

Claire

Pascale Bussières

Rébecca

Victoria Diamond

Mathieu

Yannick Gobeil-Dugas

Alexandre

Alfred Poirier

Patrick

Mathis Thomas

David

Théodore Pellerin

Nicole

Bénédicte Décary

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