March 02, 2009

We are very pleased to announce the release of the very first DVD of the Evokative Collection: THE KILLER (LE TUEUR), a film written and directed by Cédric Anger. This French mix of thriller and psychological drama stars Gilbert Melki (ANGEL-A, INTIMATE STRANGER, MONSIEUR IBRAHIM), Grégoire Colin (IN THE ARMS OF MY ENEMY, THE INTRUDER, SEX IS COMEDY), and Mélanie Laurent (PARIS, DON’T WORRY, I’M FINE, THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED).

Christmas Eve in Paris. Leo Zimmerman is a businessman who lives for his beloved little daughter’s smile. Outwardly, his life is exemplary. However, when Dimitri Kopas walks into his office, pretending to be a normal client, Leo understands that a contract is out on his head and that the young man has come to town to kill him. Overcome with anxiety and paranoia, no longer able to sleep, Leo decides to meet the killer face to face and to broker a strange deal.

Released in Montreal and Toronto in November 2008, THE KILLER had its North-American Premiere last July at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where the actor Grégoire Colin was present to introduce the film. THE KILLER was also part of, amongst others, the programming of this year’s Rotterdam International Film Festival and Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it was selected as one of the 10 Variety’s Critic’s Choice. Last November THE KILLER was nominated for the Louis-Delluc Prize of the Best First Film.

THE KILLER (LE TUEUR) will be available in all good DVD retail and rental locations from March 10th. In accordance with the innovative vocation of Evokative, the DVD packaging is an environmentally-friendly and elegant digipack made of 100% recycled materials and wrapped in a 100% biodegradable cellophane. The packaging includes a booklet with an exclusive Director’s note and a preface by Simon Laperrière, programmer at the Fantasia Festival. The DVD offers special features such as English subtitles, a Director’s commentary (in French only), as well as NOVELA, the first short-feature by Cédric Anger also starring Grégoire Colin (in French only).

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