A Year in the Death of Jack Richards (2005)

9.0/10 85 min Drama

Overview

Jack Richards, a professor in his 50's, has apparently gone mad over the supposed abduction of his daughter by a sinister cult. Wallowing in self-pity for years, he decides to commit suicide. However, the manner in which he decides to suicide is quite peculiar: he allows himself to be abducted by a cult, whose members treat him as their "king" for one year (he is given a castle, concubines, gifts, etc...), and then murder him as an atonement for their yearly sins.

Cast

Vlasta Vrana

Jack Richards

Micheline Lanctôt

Julie Duceppe

Sara Bradeen

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