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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
A nocturnal deadpan fairy tale bathed in warm amber streetlights and gothic melancholy, capturing the tender collision of two alienated souls who discover the courage to live only when confronting mortality together.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant

13 October 2023 Canada 91 min 7.4 (410)

Director: Ariane Louis-Seize

Cast: Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Steve Laplante, Sophie Cadieux, Noémie O'Farrell

Fantasy Comedy Horror Empathy, Ethics, and Bodily Autonomy Alienation, Mental Health, and Suicide Coming-of-Age and Generational Expectations Love, Intimacy, and Radical Accompaniment
Budget: $3,000,000
Box Office: $97,578

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Sasha

Sara Montpetit

Archetype: Gentle Outcast / Reluctant Vampire Key Trait: Radical empathy, deadpan sincerity, moral courage

Motivation

To survive without violating her moral integrity, bodily autonomy, and innate empathy.

Character Arc

Evolves from a passive, sheltered dependent into an autonomous being who defines her own ethical code of survival.

Paul

Félix-Antoine Bénard

Archetype: Tragic Suitor / Melancholic Hero Key Trait: Quiet vulnerability, stubborn loyalty, weariness

Motivation

To end his chronic pain while giving his death meaning and utility by helping someone else.

Character Arc

Shifts from suicidal despair and passivity to finding agency, confronting his tormentors, and gaining a renewed purpose in life.

Denise

Noémie O'Farrell

Archetype: Ruthless Mentor / Conventional Vampire Key Trait: Pragmatic, hedonistic, impatient

Motivation

To force Sasha to grow up, overcome her squeamishness, and hunt like a normal vampire.

Character Arc

Remains firmly committed to traditional predatory vampire behavior, serving as an unyielding foil to Sasha’s gentleness.

Aurélien (Father)

Steve Laplante

Archetype: Mild-Mannered Caregiver / Weary Father Key Trait: Gentle, passive, slightly comical

Motivation

To protect his daughter while avoiding endless domestic hunting duties.

Character Arc

Struggles between his paternal affection for Sasha and the exhausting burden of enabling her prolonged arrested development.

Georgette (Mother)

Sophie Cadieux

Archetype: Demanding Matriarch Key Trait: Firm, pragmatic, traditionalist

Motivation

To ensure family traditions, survival skills, and biological obligations are fulfilled.

Character Arc

Reaches a strict breaking point with Sasha’s dependence, insisting on tough love and enforcing traditional vampiric expectations.

Cast

Sara Montpetit as Sasha
Félix-Antoine Bénard as Paul
Steve Laplante as Aurélien
Sophie Cadieux as Georgette
Noémie O'Farrell as Denise
Arnaud Vachon as Henry
Marie Brassard as Victorine
Madeleine Péloquin as Sandrine
Gabriel-Antoine Roy as JP
Isabella Villalba as Mélissa Bessette
Patrick Hivon as Mr. Goyette
Marc Beaupré as Rico Berlingot
Micheline Bernard as Madame Gauvin
Sylvie Lemay as Renaude
Ariane Castellanos as Claudie

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