“Poor Agnes,” a film shot in Thunder Bay in the fall of 2016, screens at Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival Sunday at 9:30 p.m.
It was produced by Thunder Bay’s very own Ryan Keller and penned by J. Gordon Ross, who also grew up in Thunder Bay. It was directed by Navin Ramaswaran, the award winning director of Chasing Valentine.
Here's the plot description:
Agnes Poelzl is a vicious psychopath. She lives in a state of dreamy contemplation, her powerful mind twisted by insanity. Her talent, discipline and focus are impressive, but her desires have led her down a path of violence and murder.
Mike Mercer (Notman) is a private investigator researching a cold case. When his investigation leads him to Agnes, he has no idea what he's getting himself into.
Agnes seduces, captures and locks Mike in her basement.
She then begins a regimen of brutal psychological torture meant to brainwash him into a state of total compliance. When Agnes drags her new boyfriend, Chris (Conlon), into her nightmare, the three form a bizarre family, with Agnes as the twisted matriarch lording over her captives with regal authority.
But as her crimes escalate, Agnes finds it increasingly difficult to avoid the police.
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