Our Father, The Devil

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Our Father, The Devil

2023

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Nominated for the 2023 "Best Feature" Independent Spirit Award, Ellie Foumbi's elegant moral thriller and debut feature OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL ("Mon père, le diable") stars a riveting Babetida Sadjo as Marie, the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her easy day-to-day life spent caring for residents, hanging out with her co-worker and best friend Nadia (Jennifer Tchiakpe), and teasing a potential new romance is disrupted by the arrival of Father Patrick (former Spirit Award nominee Souleymane Sy Savané, GOODBYE SOLO), an African priest whom she recognizes from a terrifying episode in her homeland. As he further endears himself to the residents and staff, Marie is forced to decide how best to deal with this reminder of her troubled past.

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

10/03/2023

The film is breathtaking and [Babetida Sadjo] in particular is breathtaking.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

09/05/2023

A smart, chilling, and moody thriller set in a quaint French town, where the ghosts of an African immigrant’s traumatic past pay an unnerving, unwanted and consequential visit.

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Robert Daniels

RogerEbert.com

08/25/2023

3.5/4

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.

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Cameron Ritter

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 19

7/10

The epitome of a slow burn thriller and finds a fresh way to explore trauma, forgiveness, and second chances. The script and direction from Ellie Foumbi is impressive for a first feature, and the script is further bolstered by the performances.

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

07/23/2024

4.5/5

It’s hard to imagine how a first-time feature director could deliver such a masterclass in storytelling with resounding effortlessness, but Foumbi made it look easy.

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Calum Cooper

In Their Own League

07/17/2024

A haunting look into the lengths and limits of forgiveness.

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Richard F

09/13/2023

To violent for my wife

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Big Mike

09/04/2023

A profoundly powerful and thoughtful movie. Entertaining and suspenseful.

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David H

08/28/2023

Terrific plot, timely and with twists all the way to the end. Great acting, not limited to Bebetida Sadjo and Soulemane Sy Savan. It's in French with English subtitles, but my limited knowledge of conversational French showed the nuances of key conversational points. And it cost 150K?

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Fantastic

08/26/2023

Excellent acting and amazing screenplay

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 Feb 25

A familiarly examined moral dilemma that brews unsteadily with prolonged momentum and without much personified suspense except how it eventually unveiled an underlying psychological study layer that sorrowfully suggests something more twisted, possibly justifying its criticized, well-performed deliverance. (B)

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Jeremiah C

@Jeremiah_Cobra 01/04/2025

Everything about this film is top tier: the set pieces, the blocking, the camera work, the dialogue, the acting, the plot and climax, the pacing and conflict. But last and certainly not least: the powerful, powerful message.

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Nominated for the 2023 "Best Feature" Independent Spirit Award, Ellie Foumbi's elegant moral thriller and debut feature OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL ("Mon père, le diable") stars a riveting Babetida Sadjo as Marie, the head chef at a retirement home in small-town France. Her easy day-to-day life spent caring for residents, hanging out with her co-worker and best friend Nadia (Jennifer Tchiakpe), and teasing a potential new romance is disrupted by the arrival of Father Patrick (former Spirit Award nominee Souleymane Sy Savané, GOODBYE SOLO), an African priest whom she recognizes from a terrifying episode in her homeland. As he further endears himself to the residents and staff, Marie is forced to decide how best to deal with this reminder of her troubled past.

Director: Ellie Foumbi
Producer: Ellie Foumbi, Joseph Mastantuono
Screenwriter: Ellie Foumbi
Distributor: Cineverse
Production Co: Resolve Media, Solid Stripe Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 25, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 48m