Don't Deliver Us from Evil (1971)

Original title

Mais ne nous delivrez pas du mal

Directed by

Joël Séria

Genre

drama film, horror film, satanic film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

16

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 91 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two Catholic schoolgirls in France form a close bond and begin committing increasingly sinister acts. Their behavior escalates from mischief to serious crime, inspired by a real murder case.

slow-burnunsettlingbleaktenseprovocativeatmosphericmorally ambiguous

What happens

Don't Deliver Us from Evil (French: Mais ne nous délivrez pas du mal) is a 1971 French horror drama film directed by Joël Séria, in his directorial debut, and starring Jeanne Goupil, Catherine Wagener, and Bernard Dhéran. It follows two Catholic schoolgirls in France who are drawn toward increasingly evil deeds. It is loosely based on the Parker–Hulme murder case of 1954. The film was controversial upon release due to its depiction of adolescent crime and sexuality, receiving an X rating in the United Kingdom and being banned in its native France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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