---
title: 'Savage Messiah (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Philip Azzopardi'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/savage-messiah-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303010/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Savage Messiah (2002)

2002 · 94 min · Drama · Canada


## Synopsis

Savage Messiah is a Canadian thriller-drama film, released in 2002. The film dramatizes the real-life story of Roch "Moïse" Thériault, a cult leader who was arrested in Burnt River, Ontario, in 1989.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Philip Azzopardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-philip-azzopardi)
- **Screenplay:** [Sharon Riis](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-riis)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frank Ilfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-ilfman)
- **Producer:** [Bernard Zukerman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-zukerman)
- **Editor:** [Mike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-lee)

## Cast

- [Pascale Montpetit](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascale-montpetit)
- [Louis Ferreira](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-ferreira)
- [Isabelle Blais](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-blais)
- [John Dunn-Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dunn-hill)
- [Polly Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/polly-walker)
- [Isabelle Cyr](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-cyr)
- [Elizabeth Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-robertson)
- [Luc Picard](https://cinepixo.com/people/luc-picard)
- [Domini Blythe](https://cinepixo.com/people/domini-blythe)
- [Julie La Rochelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-la-rochelle)

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