COACHELLA VALLEY PREMIERE

Nathan Fabre, a young Catholic teacher, while working on his thesis about French resistance to the Nazis during World War II, discovers a photograph of a prisoner in Buchenwald concentration camp whose resemblance to his father is uncanny.  Yet when he mentions this to his father, it is brushed off as a coincidence.  As Nathan digs deeper and learns more, he tries to understand the origin of the violence he finds within himself and those around him.  Based on a best-selling novel of the same name, The Origin of Violence is a mesmerizing thriller.

Writer|Director:  Élie Chouraqui
Genre:  Drama|Romance
Running Time:  116 minutes
Distributor:  Other Angle Pictures
Country:  France|Germany
Language:  French|German w|English subtitles
Rating:  N|R
Starring:  Stanley Weber, César Chouraqui, Richard Berry, Michel Bouquet

FESTIVALS:  Poland, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival; USA: Cleveland JFF, Boston JFF, San Diego JFF, Philadelphia JFF, San Francisco JFF

”Élie Chouraqui crafts an affecting tale of love and betrayal set during the Holocaust.” Evan Crean’s Film Reviews

Official Site (France) : http://paradisfilms.com/project/loriginedelaviolence/

Website:  http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&did=306881

Trailer:  https://vimeo.com/183929753