The Inhuman (French: L'Inhumain) is a Canadian psychological thriller film, directed by Jason Brennan and released in 2021.[1] Based on the Algonquin legend of the wendigo, the film stars Samian as Mathieu, a successful but troubled neurosurgeon whose life is falling apart, who confronts a wendigo when he returns to his childhood home of Kitigan Zibi for the first time in decades following his father's death.[2]

The Inhuman
FrenchL'Inhumain
Directed byJason Brennan
Written byJason Brennan
Produced byJason Brennan
StarringSamian
CinematographyFrançois Dutil
Edited byAmélie Labrèche
Production
company
Nish Media
Distributed bySeptième Écran
Release date
  • October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31) (FCIAT)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The cast also includes Véronique Beaudet, Jeanne Roux-Côté, Sonia Vigneault, Julie Barbeau, Creed Commando, Phil Macho Commando, Andrew Dewache, Karl Farah, Lili Gagnon, Louis Gallant, Caroline Gelinas, Chloé Germentier, Richard Jutras, Neil Kroetsch, Pierre-Michel Le Breton, Brittany LeBorgne and Angela McIlroy-Wagar.

According to Brennan, the film was meant to explore the idea, present in some but not all versions of wendigo mythology, that the wendigo is not so much a supernatural being as a personification of a person's own inner demons.[3]

The film premiered on October 31, 2021, at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival,[3] before going into commercial release in April 2022.[4]

Awards

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The film was screened at the 2022 American Indian Film Festival, where Samian won the award for Best Actor and Brennan won the award for Best Director.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Inhumain, L’ – Film de Jason Brennan". Films du Québec, April 27, 2022.
  2. ^ François Lévesque, "«L'inhumain»: dévoré de l'intérieur". Le Devoir, April 29, 2022.
  3. ^ a b François Lévesque, "Jason Brennan et l’horreur intérieure". Le Devoir, November 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Samian, avec grâce". La Presse, April 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "BROKEN ANGEL and POWERLANDS Win Top Awards at 2022 American Indian Film Festival". Vimooz, November 16, 2022.
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