Our Father, the Devil

Name: Our Father, the Devil
Genre: Thriller
Released: August 25, 2023
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 87
Cast: Babetida Sadjo, Franck Saurel, Hiba el Aflahi, Jennifer Tchiakpe, Maëlle Genet

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Cinedigm Entertainment Group | Release Date: August 25, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Babetida Sadjo, Franck Saurel, Hiba el Aflahi, Jennifer Tchiakpe, Maëlle Genet, Martine Amisse, Maxence David, Patrice Tepasso, Souleymane Sy Savane, Valentin Fruitier

Summary: An African refugee's quiet existence in a sleepy mountain town in the south of France is upended by the arrival of a charismatic Catholic priest whom she recognizes as the warlord who slaughtered her family.

Director: Ellie Foumbi

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 107 min

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Collider Chase Hutchinson

Aug 26, 2023

While the film is rich in meticulous details from its crushing central performance to the delicate way it is all captured, any writing about it requires withholding to preserve the experience. Read full review

IndieWire Christian Zilko

Aug 23, 2023

The film ultimately becomes a haunting portrait of just how broken we all are — whether it’s the result of our parents’ shortcomings or Eve biting the apple is beside the point. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Sep 1, 2023

The conclusions that Our Father, the Devil ultimately draws are powerful, redemptive and stirring. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Aug 23, 2023

The set-up may be "Burning Bed” melodramatic, but Foumbi never lets the film tumble into predictability. We see things almost wholly from Marie’s point of view, but get a sense of the human being inside her captor. The plot has its obvious contrivances, but they never take us out of the story and never dictate any predictable “Hollywood” turn. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Aug 25, 2023

Foumbi’s Our Father, The Devil manages to take overused themes like trauma and grief and imbue them with every facet of their respective meaning. Read full review

Benjamin Franz

Nov 23, 2022

Our Father, The Devil is a deeply suspenseful and insightful film. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 1, 2023

Our Father, the Devil is the type of movie for which a satisfying ending is less about tidy resolution than potent insight, and in that respect, Foumbi delivers something befitting her grueling, clenched character study. Read full review

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