If you’ve watched “Succession” or “Knives Out,” you know that families can go a little crazy when large estates are left on the table. That’s definitely the case in the new film, “The Origin of Evil.”
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As seen in the trailer for “The Origin of Evil,” the film follows the story of a woman who reconnects with her estranged father, who happens to be extremely wealthy. While visiting, she finds that there are several people all vying for the old man’s money, and she begins to enter herself in a horrible game of lying and betrayal to avoid these other people and stake her claim to the large estate. Oh yeah, and maybe she’s not even the person she says she is.
The film stars Laure Calamy, Jacques Weber, Dominique Blanc, Doria Tiller, and Céleste Brunnquell. “The Origin of Evil” is written and directed by Sébastien Marnier. The filmmaker previously worked on features such as “School’s Out” and “Faultless.”
“The Origin of Evil” arrives in select theaters on September 22. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
When Stéphane (Laure Calamy of Call My Agent!, Full Time) gets in touch with wealthy Serge (Jacques Weber), announcing that she is his long-abandoned daughter, his immediate family are none too thrilled. As Stéphane embarks on an extended visit in hopes of getting to know Serge, she also becomes entangled with the hostile women who share a tense existence in his beautifully appointed mansion by the sea: the restaurateur’s wife (Dominique Blanc), his other daughter (Doria Tillier), a rebellious granddaughter (Céleste Brunnquell), and a strangely off-putting housemaid, all of whom are clearly unsettled by the arrival of Serge’s newly announced heir. But Stéphane is a confident liar with secrets of her own, which writer-director Sébastien Marnier teases out with cool assurance in this wildly entertaining thriller that will keep you guessing all the way to the end.