Compulsion (2013 film)

Compulsion

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Egidio Coccimiglio
Produced by Gary Howsam, Bill Marks
Written by Floyd Byars
Based on 301, 302
by Park Chul-soo
Starring Heather Graham
Carrie-Anne Moss
Kevin Dillon
Joe Mantegna
Music by Jonathan Goldsmith
Cinematography Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by D. Gillian Truster
Production
company
Distributed by Dimension Films
Release dates
  • June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21) (United States)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country Canada
Language English
Budget $4 million (estimated)[1]

Compulsion is a 2013 Canadian psychological dark comedy film directed by Egidio Coccimiglio and starring Heather Graham, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Dillon, and Joe Mantegna.[2] The movie is based on the South Korean film 301, 302 directed by Park Chul-soo, which also serves as a remake. It focuses on two women occupying neighboring apartments, each one grappling with psychological disorders that begin to overtake their lives.[3]

The movie opened for limited release on June 21, 2013.[4]

Plot

Amy (Heather Graham), an obsessive chef, befriends an anorexic former child star Saffron (Carrie-Anne Moss) living in the apartment next door, sparking a fiery battle of wills. Unstable Amy wields a spatula like a samurai, and dreams of the day she'll have her own cooking show. As a young girl, Amy was infatuated with a television show starring Saffron (Carrie-Anne Moss), who subsequently vanished into obscurity. The damaged daughter of a tyrannical stage mother, Saffron has struggled with an eating disorder ever since she was a little girl. Plagued by deep-rooted intimacy issues, she spends most of her time alone until the day she crosses paths with Amy. At first, Amy can't believe her luck at having her childhood idol living right next door, and at first the two women even sense an ethereal connection that bonds them. Later, as their true colors begin to emerge, both Amy and Saffron discover just how toxic their chemistry may be.

Cast

Production

Although the film takes place in New York City, principal photography took place in Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto, Ontario.

Critical reception

Compulsion holds one rotten review on Rotten Tomatoes but has a 61% vote of viewers who would like to watch the movie.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Compulsion: Food for Thought?
  2. ↑ Compulsion (2013)
  3. ↑ "Dimension Films Acquires Psychological Thriller Compulsion". ComingSoon.
  4. ↑ 'Compulsion': Heather Graham stalks Carrie-Anne Moss in new trailer
  5. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/compulsion_2012/

External links

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