Seductio
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- Attila Bertalan
- Kathy Horner
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| Directed by | Bashar Shbib |
| Written by | Bashar Shbib |
| Produced by | Bashar Shbib |
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| Cinematography | Michel Lamothe |
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Running time | 87 min |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Seductio is a 1987 Canadian film written, produced, and directed by Bashar Shbib.[1] The film stars Attila Bertalan and Kathy Horner as Mikael and Melanie, a couple who are lost in the woods when their vehicle breaks down while travelling;[2] Melanie is consumed by a fear of being attacked by bears, while Mikael tries to stoke her fears as a psychological game.[3]
The film premiered in the Panorama Canada stream at the Montreal World Film Festival on August 29, 1987.[4] It later faced some controversy when the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma initially refused to screen the film in its original form at its 1988 festival;[5] Chbib attempted to blockade the venue in protest.[6] When the film screened at the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival, Chbib also stripped in public to protest the lack of funding available to independent filmmakers.[7]