Our Father, the Devil

Ellie Foumbi's sophisticated thriller focuses on Marie, the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her day-to-day life spent caring for residents, hanging out with her co-worker and best friend, and teasing a potential new romance is disrupted by the arrival of Father Patrick, an African priest whom she recognizes from a terrifying episode in her homeland. As he further endears himself to the staff, Marie is forced to decide how to deal with this reminder of her troubled past.

"Cutting... the enigmatic drama goes places you almost certainly won’t expect." —Michael Nordine, Variety

"Providing a rare treatment of trauma that is both thrilling and intelligent, Our Father, the Devil is profound and deeply moving." —Richard Propes, The Independent Critic

"This is quite simply the best performance of the year, blowing everything else out of the water." —Jennie Kermode, Eye For Film

“Ellie Foumbi’s explosive debut can’t be denied; neither can the performances here, notably the one from Sadjo, who cycles through a juggernaut of raw, intense emotions."
—Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News

“...An impressive feat of storytelling." —Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest

“Defies genre and expectations. it's not the kind of psychological thriller we've come to expect.” —Sharai Bohannon, Dread Central

"A deeply suspenseful and insightful film." - Film Threat