About This Film
The ordinary life of surgeon Bruno Hamel (Claude Legault) is destroyed when his daughter Jasmine (Rose-Marie Coallier) is raped and murdered in a park. Upon learning that the police apprehended the prime suspect, laborer Anthony Lemaire (Martin Dubreuil), Hamel plans to take revenge. He abducts Lemaire while he is being brought to his trial by drugging the officer driving the transport vehicle and brings him to a secluded cabin. Using a remote-controlled computer to conceal his location, Hamel calls the police to inform them that he plans to murder Lemaire in seven days, the seventh day being Jasmine's birthday. After killing him, Hamel will give himself up to the police.
Police detective Mercure (Rémy Girard) leads the investigation to discover Hamel's whereabouts. Mercure himself suffered a personal tragedy when his wife was killed during a grocery store robbery. Though Mercure acknowledges that the imprisonment of his wife's killer has not made his life more bearable, he becomes determined to stop Hamel before he commits murder.
Over the course of the seven days, Hamel brutally tortures Lemaire. Initially frightened and in incredible pain, Lemaire starts to accept his fate and mocks Hamel for not enjoying himself as he inflicts painful injuries on him. Lemaire eventually admits to raping and murdering Jasmine, along with three other girls. Hamel contacts a news station to have the families of Lemaire's victims informed about his captive's confession. When the mother of one of Lemaire's victims disapproves of his actions, Hamel kidnaps her and forces her to see Lemaire.
By the seventh day, the police locate Hamel's cabin. Hamel gives himself up and lets Lemaire live. As the police lead him away, a reporter asks him if he still believes vengeance is right. Hamel responds with a "No." However, when asked if he regrets what he has done, he gives the same answer.
Police detective Mercure (Rémy Girard) leads the investigation to discover Hamel's whereabouts. Mercure himself suffered a personal tragedy when his wife was killed during a grocery store robbery. Though Mercure acknowledges that the imprisonment of his wife's killer has not made his life more bearable, he becomes determined to stop Hamel before he commits murder.
Over the course of the seven days, Hamel brutally tortures Lemaire. Initially frightened and in incredible pain, Lemaire starts to accept his fate and mocks Hamel for not enjoying himself as he inflicts painful injuries on him. Lemaire eventually admits to raping and murdering Jasmine, along with three other girls. Hamel contacts a news station to have the families of Lemaire's victims informed about his captive's confession. When the mother of one of Lemaire's victims disapproves of his actions, Hamel kidnaps her and forces her to see Lemaire.
By the seventh day, the police locate Hamel's cabin. Hamel gives himself up and lets Lemaire live. As the police lead him away, a reporter asks him if he still believes vengeance is right. Hamel responds with a "No." However, when asked if he regrets what he has done, he gives the same answer.
Film Details
Director
Podz
Writer
Patrick Senécal
Tags
Keywords
Murder
Violence
Blood
Death
Revenge
Rape
Police
Male Nudity
Corpse
Torture
Doctor
Husband Wife Relationship
Gun
Kidnapping
Dead Body
Fear
Young
Brutality
Based On Novel
Male Frontal Nudity
Cruelty
Strangulation
Shotgun
Photograph
Father Daughter Relationship
Whipping
Deception
Anger
Knocked Unconscious
Held At Gunpoint
Mutilation
Brawl
Hallucination
Arrest
Tied Up
Man
Vigilante
Gas Station
Mercilessness
Injection
Abduction
Vengeance
Van
Disembowelment
Danger
Rape And Revenge
Rapist
Urination
F Word
Murder Of A Child
Lake
Anti Hero
Degradation
Penis
Desperation
Surgery
Drinking From A Bottle
Scalpel
Vigilante Justice
Pain
Dead Girl
Drink
Surgeon
Kicked In The Face
Male Protagonist
Vigilantism
Captivity
Psychological Thriller
Tied Hands
Suffering
Broken Leg
Death Of Daughter
Pedophile
Dead Child
Depression
Grief
Injury
Sadness
Bruise
Number In Title
Rape And Murder
Despair
Chloroform
Justice
Hung By Wrists
Chain
Hatred
Loss Of Daughter
Screaming In Pain
Hitchcockian
Tied To A Table
Splatter Horror
Paralysis
Self Justice
Breaking Down A Door
Intimidation
Righteous Rage
Wedding Ring
Collapse
Serial Rapist
Revenge Plot
Sledgehammer
Rape Of A Child
Torment
Payback
Bloody Body Of Child
Hands Tied
Urinating On Someone
Grudge
Resentment
Vivisection
Murder Of Daughter
French Canadian
Anguish
Pessimism
Laptop Computer
Digit In Title
Grieving
Grieving Father
Grieving Mother
Grieving Parent
Log Cabin
Sorrow
Revenge Motive
Rape Of A Girl
Time In Title
Thirty Something
Quebec
Autumn
Hit With A Sledgehammer
8 Year Old Girl
Bleakness
Dead Body Of A Child
Drinking Beer From A Bottle
Unhappiness
Watching News On Tv
Whipped With A Chain
Rapist Comeuppance
Tracing A Telephone Call
Emasculation
No Music During End Credits
Number 7 In Title
Male Torturing Male
Curare
Seven Days
Murder Of Girl
Breaking Someone's Leg
Quebec Canada
Deer Carcass
Extreme Pain
Dead Deer
Emotionally Disturbed Person
Traced Call
Tracing A Phone Call
Tracing Telephone Call
No Music
Leg Broken With A Sledgehammer
8 Year Old Daughter
38 Year Old
38 Year Old Man
8 Year Old
Jasmine
Colostomy
Canadian Gothic
Eye For An Eye
Arraignment
Also Known As
Les sept jours du talion, Encierro Maldito, Seven Days, Original title: Les 7 jours du talion