''The Corruption of Divine Providence'' is a 2020 Canadian supernatural horror film, written, produced, and directed by Jeremy Torrie. Set in a small

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community in

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, the film centres on Jeanne Séraphin (Ali Skovbye), a teenage girl who becomes

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in a spiritual battle between good and evil forces. The cast also includes

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and

Elyse Levesque Elyse Marie Levesque ( ; born September 10, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Chloe Armstrong in the Syfy original series ''Stargate Universe'' and the witch Genevieve in the CW series '' The Originals''. Early life Levesq ...

as Jeanne's parents Louis and Danielle, Corey Sevier as a Christian televangelist who becomes involved in Jeanne's case, and Paul Amos as Saint Francis, as well as

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and Angela Narth in supporting roles. The film premiered in October 2020 at the

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. It was subsequently screened at the 2020

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and the 2021

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,Liam Lacey
"The Canadian Film Festival: Films by emerging Canadian filmmakers find a second-time-around pandemic home on Super Channel"
''Original Cin'', April 1, 2021. before being commercially released to video on demand platforms in May 2021. At Whistler, Skovbye and Levesque were named as Stars to Watch by the British Columbia chapter of

ACTRA The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is a Canadian trade union representing performers in English-language media. It has over 30,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media. Th ...

.Craig Takeuchi
"Whistler Film Festival 2020 award winners: From B.C.'s Indian Road Trip to Newfoundland's Little Orphans"
. ''

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'', December 21, 2020.

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