''Ferocious'' is a Canadian

psychological thriller Psychological thriller is a genre combining the thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and co ...

film released in 2013. Written and directed by

Robert Cuffley Robert Cuffley is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began with music videos, directing over 40 in all, before moving into short films, and later, drama. Career In 2001, Cuffley directed '' Turning Paige'' (2001), starring Nicholas Ca ...

, the film stars

Amanda Crew Amanda Catherine Crew (born June 5, 1986) is a Canadian actress. Following her film debut in '' Final Destination 3'' (2006), she had lead roles as Felicia Alpine in '' Sex Drive'' (2008) and Tess Carroll in ''Charlie St. Cloud'' (2010), as well ...

Kim Coates Kim F. Coates (born February 21, 1958) is a Canadian–American actor who has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' and in the lea ...

Dustin Milligan Dustin Wallace Milligan (born July 28, 1985) is a Canadian actor, known for his role as Ethan Ward on the teen drama television series '' 90210'' from 2008 until 2009, Tom Cummings in the Canadian spy thriller television series '' X Company'' fro ...

Michael Eklund Michael Eklund is a Canadian television and film actor who is known for playing the role of the villain or antihero. His characters are often described as being "creepy". His roles include a kidnapper who terrorizes characters played by Hall ...

and

Katie Boland Katie Boland (born 1987 or 1988) is a Canadian actress, writer, director, and producer. She began her career as a child actress in film and television and has since branched out into adult roles, in addition to writing, directing, and producing ...

Synopsis

Leigh Parrish, a small town

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

girl who becomes a television star in America, returns to her hometown with her manager Callum Beck. She has a secret that leads her to a dingy nightclub owned by Sal, and things devolve into a night of violence that also involves the club's bartender, Eric, and Tess, an obsessed fan of Leigh's.

Cast

as Leigh Parrish *

as Sal / Maurice *

as Eric *

as Callum *

as Tess *

Stephen Huszar Stephen Huszar (born January 24, 1984) is a Canadian film and television actor born in Saskatoon. He is first generation Hungarian. His parents came over from Hungary as immigrants when they were very young. He graduated from the University o ...

as Steve Sherwood

Production

''Ferocious'' was filmed in 2012 in

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...

, Saskatchewan. Actors Kim Coates and Michael Eklund are both Saskatoon natives.

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{{IMDb title, 1753821 2013 films Canadian psychological thriller films English-language Canadian films 2013 psychological thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films