Compulsus

2022 Canadian film directed by Tara Thorne
Running time
81 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglish

Compulsus is a Canadian crime thriller film, directed by Tara Thorne and released in 2022.[1] The film stars Lesley Smith as Wally, a lesbian who embarks on a vigilante crime spree to avenge the sexual assault of women.[2]

Thorne's directorial debut, the film was inspired by Thelma & Louise.[3] Its cast includes Koumbie, Hilary Adams, Kathleen Dorian, Kathryn McCormack and James MacLean.

The film premiered at the 2022 Inside Out Film and Video Festival,[4] and was screened at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Justine Smith, "With Compulsus, director Tara Thorne makes a #MeToo-era revenge film". Cult MTL, August 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Thorne, Tara (May 26, 2022). "Director Tara Thorne would rather you feel strongly about something than nothing about anything". CBC Arts. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ Morgan Mullin, "Halifax-made film Compulsus to show at Toronto's Inside Out Festival this week". The Coast, June 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Jordan Parker, "Haligonian's provocative film playing at Inside Out". CityNews Halifax, May 27, 2022.

External links

  • Compulsus at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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