Evangeline (2013 film)

Evangeline is a 2013 Canadian horror/thriller film, which was written and directed by Karen Lam.

Production
According to Lam, the script of Evangeline was motivated by reactions to the Pickton murders in the Vancouver area, and the Highway of Tears murders in northern British Columbia.

Reception
The film is described as a supernatural revenge fantasy, about a university student (played by Kat de Lieva) who is beaten and left for dead in the woods. Underpinning the film is a religious theme: the dilemma of eye for an eye (retributive justice) versus turning the other cheek.

Awards
Evangeline received nine nominations for the Leo Awards, winning two. The film also won two awards, Best Director and Best Cinematography, at the 2013 Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival.

Release
The film premiered on September 28, 2013 in the Monsters of Film festival, in Stockholm, and opened the 2014 Vancouver International Women in Film Festival. The film was released in the United States as Direct to video production, on 8 May 2015 on Video on Demand and on June 9, 2015 on DVD and Blu-ray.