A Year in the Death of Jack Richards

A Year in the Death of Jack Richards is a 2005 psychological drama from Canada starring Vlasta Vrna as the titular character, a professor of theology, who may or may not have made himself the target of a supposed cult, whose members then worship him for a year so that they may kill him as an atonement for their sins. It is the debut feature film from Canadian director B. P. Paquette, and costars Micheline Lanctt, Harry Hill, and Darryl Hunter.

Blurring the lines between reality and nonreality, A Year in the Death of Jack Richards is an openended film that is vague and evasive but completely up for discussion. In interviews, Paquette has stated that it was his intention to make a film that was wide open to a variety of different interpretations. Even Vlasta Vrna, who played Jack Richards, said, Dont ask me about the film because I dont know anything. I know what got me through making it, doing my part. ... I had the story, I had the idea of what it is, I know what I took as my motivationsI know that the story is much more complex than what I took for myself. Between 2004 and 2007, A Year in the Death of Jack Richards was presented at numerous film festivals in countries from around the world, including the USA, the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Canada, Chile, Romania, etc., and was honored with many prizes and accolades, including a nomination for Best First Feature Film from the prestigious International Federation of Film Critics FIPRESCI, the Best Feature Film award from the Festival of Fantastic Films UK, and the Grand Jury prize from the Dead Center Film Festival. ........

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