The Demons
Drama
While Montreal is in the throes of a string of kidnappings targeting young boys, ten-year-old Felix is finishing his school year in the seemingly quiet suburb where he lives. A sensitive boy with a vivid imagination, Felix is afraid of everything. Little by little, his imaginary demons begin to mirror those of the truly disturbing world around him.
VIBE
This film feels like a suffocating childhood nightmare. It's a deeply unsettling, dread-soaked journey into a young boy's psyche as his fears bleed into a terrifying reality. The atmosphere is heavy with unspoken anxieties and a pervasive sense of unease.
dread-soakedanxiousmelancholicclaustrophobicslow-burnA24 arthousepsychological horrorcoming-of-agechildhood innocencefeartraumaloss of innocence
sibling relationshipbullyingfearchild kidnappingsexual curiosity
