Film
Savage Messiah
2002 · ★ 5.3 · Dir. Mario Philip Azzopardi
He promised them... Love, Healing, SALVATION
Savage Messiah is a docudrama about Roch "Moïse" Thériault, the charismatic former leader of a small religious group based near Burnt River, Ontario, Canada. Between 1977 and 1989 he held sway over as many as 12 adults and 26 children. He used all of the nine women as concubines, and probably fathered most of the children in the group. During his reign, Thériault mutilated several members. His major crime was to kill Solange Boilard, his legal wife, by disembowelment while trying to perform surgery on her. He was arrested for assault in 1989, and convicted of murder in 1993. Along with Clifford Olsen and Paul Bernardo, Thériault is considered one of Canada's most notorious criminals.
- Released
- 2002-04-26
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Language
- EN
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Starring
Polly Walker
Paula Jackson
Luc Picard
Roch 'Moïse' Thériault
Isabelle Blais
Lise
Louis Ferreira
Vern
Isabelle Cyr
Danielle
Julie La Rochelle
Suzette
Pascale Montpetit
Marie-Claude
Elizabeth Robertson
Magdalene
Domini Blythe
Gayle
John Dunn-Hill
Old Man at Farm
Kyra Azzopardi
Aline
Tony Robinow
Judge Bonnard
Claude Préfontaine
Marie-Claude's Father
Susan Glover
Rod's Wife
Robert Higden
Grocery Store Owner / Clerk
Marie-Julie Rivest
Woman at Social Services
David Francis
Coroner
David Francis
Coroner