Compulsion (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Egidio Coccimiglio |
| Written by | Floyd Byars |
| Produced by | Gary Howsam, Bill Marks |
| Starring | Heather Graham Carrie-Anne Moss Kevin Dillon Joe Mantegna |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Edited by | D. Gillian Truster |
| Music by | Jonathan Goldsmith |
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| Distributed by | Dimension Films |
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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
- Heather Graham as Amy
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Saffron
- Kevin Dillon as Fred
- Joe Mantegna as Detective Reynolds
- James McGowan as Bob
- Natalie Brown as Rebecca
- Jean Yoon as Leslie
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
- 301, 302, the original, released in 1995.
- Girl, Interrupted, a 1999 drama film.
- Single White Female, a similarly themed film released in 1992.