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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Directed by | Mario Azzopardi |
Written by | Sharon Riis |
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Distributed by | Christal Films |
Release date | April 26, 2002 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Box office | $854,613[1] |
The film stars Luc Picard as Thériault, and Polly Walker as Paula Jackson, the social worker whose investigation revealed Thériault's crimes.[2]
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