Relative Fear
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Relative Fear (also known as The Child and Le silence d'Adam) is a 1994 Canadian independent psychological horror film that references the 1956 film The Bad Seed. An autistic child is seemingly born to kill and does so.
Cast
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- Matthew Dupuis as Adam Pratman (Adam Madison)
- Darlanne Fluegel as Linda Pratman
- James Brolin as Det. Atwater
- Martin Neufeld as Peter Pratman
- Bruce Dinsmore as Clive (Gary Madison)
- M. Emmet Walsh as Earl Ladelle
- Michael Caloz as Manny Dorff
- Denise Crosby as Connie Madison
- Linda Sorenson as Margaret Ladelle
- Jason Blicker as Dennison
- Vlasta Vrána as Mr. Schulman
- Liz MacRae as Ms. Roark
- Gisèle Rousseau as Dr. Hoyer
- Jenny Campbell as Paige
- Frank Schorpion as Dr. Shane
- Alan West as Henry Pratman
- Victoria Barkoff as Ms. Smith
- Tyrone Benskin as Cop
- Roger E. Reid as Police Officer
Reception
In the book Representing Autism: Culture, Narrative, Fascination, Stuart Murray describes the film as "the worst kind of example of the prosthetic narrative, where the idea of disability simply becomes part of a genetic method". He states that there is "little recognizably autistic in anything Adam does"[1]
References
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- 1994 films
- 1994 independent films
- 1994 psychological thriller films
- 1990s psychological horror films
- Canadian independent films
- Canadian psychological thriller films
- Canadian psychological horror films
- English-language Canadian films
- Films about autism
- 1990s English-language films
- Films directed by George Mihalka
- 1990s Canadian films
- English-language independent films
- English-language thriller films