Is revenge the only real justice when someone you love is killed at the hands of another?
That is the question that '7 Days' asks and in a way lets the audience answer as they watch a Father (Claude Legault) get revenge on his daughter's killer (Martin Dubreuil).
Jasmine Hamel, an 8 year old girl, left her home to pass out invitations door to door for her upcoming birthday party on her way to school. She wanted her Father, Bruno - a Doctor - to accompany her but after just coming home after his shift at the hospital, was too tired. Her Mother (Fanny Mallette) offered to go but Jasmine wanted her Father or no one...so she left alone. Jasmine never made it to school and after a frantic search of the surrounding area, her lifeless body was found. She had been raped and murdered. Grief and blame immediately set in for her parents, especially Bruno who opted not to join his daughter on her walk. A message was also sent from the school about Jasmine's absence which Bruno never received until it was too late. He only learned about his daughter missing from a school friend who arrived to drop off her homework. What if he'd heard the message earlier? Would he have been able to save her? Jasmine's Mother can't shake this thought.
The accused rapist/murderer is quickly found through a DNA match to sperm left on her body and the man is taken into custody... and Bruno's plan begins. Is jail enough of a punishment for the man that took away his daughter? Not for Bruno who decides that torcher and revenge is the only way to make the man truly pay for what he did.
The kidnapping of the accused rapist/murderer and subsequent torcher is the majority of the movie. This is not a film about police work or finding out who killed Jasmine. It's not a film about the man's trial or the search for her when she first goes missing - all of that is a mere backdrop for the true focus of the film - a Father's pain and need for revenge and the sick, twisted journey he takes as he physically torchers and beats the man who took his daughter from him.
It's up to the audience to decide if they support the Father's actions or not and if revenge is truly the only real way to seek justice.
Beware - the torcher scenes are graphic, realistic and very disturbing and there is a lot of full frontal male nudity (the accused rapist/murderer is stripped nude once kidnapped and naked the rest of the film). However, I don't see the film as something only a sadist who enjoys the sub-genre of 'torcher porn' would like - b/c the movie is more about the emotions behind the actions than the actual physical pain.
Does the Father actually kill his daughter's killer in the end when given the chance? Watch and find out.
7/10 Good Movie
That is the question that '7 Days' asks and in a way lets the audience answer as they watch a Father (Claude Legault) get revenge on his daughter's killer (Martin Dubreuil).
Jasmine Hamel, an 8 year old girl, left her home to pass out invitations door to door for her upcoming birthday party on her way to school. She wanted her Father, Bruno - a Doctor - to accompany her but after just coming home after his shift at the hospital, was too tired. Her Mother (Fanny Mallette) offered to go but Jasmine wanted her Father or no one...so she left alone. Jasmine never made it to school and after a frantic search of the surrounding area, her lifeless body was found. She had been raped and murdered. Grief and blame immediately set in for her parents, especially Bruno who opted not to join his daughter on her walk. A message was also sent from the school about Jasmine's absence which Bruno never received until it was too late. He only learned about his daughter missing from a school friend who arrived to drop off her homework. What if he'd heard the message earlier? Would he have been able to save her? Jasmine's Mother can't shake this thought.
The accused rapist/murderer is quickly found through a DNA match to sperm left on her body and the man is taken into custody... and Bruno's plan begins. Is jail enough of a punishment for the man that took away his daughter? Not for Bruno who decides that torcher and revenge is the only way to make the man truly pay for what he did.
The kidnapping of the accused rapist/murderer and subsequent torcher is the majority of the movie. This is not a film about police work or finding out who killed Jasmine. It's not a film about the man's trial or the search for her when she first goes missing - all of that is a mere backdrop for the true focus of the film - a Father's pain and need for revenge and the sick, twisted journey he takes as he physically torchers and beats the man who took his daughter from him.
It's up to the audience to decide if they support the Father's actions or not and if revenge is truly the only real way to seek justice.
Beware - the torcher scenes are graphic, realistic and very disturbing and there is a lot of full frontal male nudity (the accused rapist/murderer is stripped nude once kidnapped and naked the rest of the film). However, I don't see the film as something only a sadist who enjoys the sub-genre of 'torcher porn' would like - b/c the movie is more about the emotions behind the actions than the actual physical pain.
Does the Father actually kill his daughter's killer in the end when given the chance? Watch and find out.
7/10 Good Movie