Savage Messiah (2002 film)
2002 Canadian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Savage Messiah (French: Moïse, l’affaire Roch Thériault) is a Canadian thriller-drama film, released in 2002. The film dramatizes the real-life story of Roch "Moïse" Thériault, a cult leader who was arrested in Burnt River, Ontario, in 1989.
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French | Moïse, l’affaire Roch Thériault |
Directed by | Mario Azzopardi |
Written by | Sharon Riis |
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Distributed by | Christal Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Box office | $854,613[1] |
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The film stars Luc Picard as Thériault and Polly Walker as Paula Jackson, the social worker whose investigation revealed Thériault's crimes.[2]