Cult_Hero_(film)

<i>Cult Hero</i> (film)

Cult Hero (film)

2022 Canadian comedy thriller film

Cult Hero is a Canadian thriller comedy film, directed by Jesse Thomas Cook and released in 2022.[1] The film stars Liv Collins as Kallie Jones, a real estate agent and stereotypical "Karen" in Owen Sound, Ontario, whose husband Brad (Justin Bott) gets drawn into a death cult led by Master Jagori (Tony Burgess), forcing her to team up with "cult buster" Dale Domazar (Ry Barrett) to rescue him.[2]

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The cast also includes Jessica Vano, Charlie Baker, Jonathan Craig, Justin Darmanin, Steve Kasan, Michael Masurkevitch, Marcia Alderson, Zoë Woodrow, Matt Griffin, Ross Docherty, James Mercier, Alex Bonwick, Donna Henry and Greg Collins.

Production and distribution

The film was shot in and around Owen Sound in fall 2021.[3]

The film was screened for distributors in the Frontières program at the Marché du Film in May 2022,[4] prior to its public premiere on July 30, 2022, at the Fantasia International Film Festival.[5]

Awards

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References

  1. [1]
    Andrew Mack, "CULT HERO Exclusive: Trailer Premiere, New Poster and Raven Banner Boards Jesse T. Cook's Action Horror Playing at Fantasia This Month". Screen Anarchy, July 4, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Claire McCormack, "Comedy Horror Set In Owen Sound Hits Film Festival Circuit". Bayshore Broadcasting, July 20, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Scott Dunn, "Owen Sound takes centre stage in latest horror/comedy flick". Owen Sound Sun-Times, January 17, 2023.
  4. [4]
    Angel Melanson, "Cannes 2022 Frontières Platform Projects Announced". Fangoria, April 1, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "What to watch at the Fantasia Film Festival this weekend". Cult MTL, July 30, 2022.
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    Ellie Calnan, "‘The Roundup’, ‘The Artifice Girl’ take top Fantasia audience awards". Screen Daily, August 5, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "The 2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominees". Windsor International Film Festival, February 22, 2023.


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