Carl Bessai

Carl Bessai

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Carl Bessai (born 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before…

Known For

11 titles
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Repeaters

Repeaters

2011 · 1h 29m · Movie

Three twenty-somethings find themselves in an impossible time loop, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.

5.7
2
Embrace of the Vampire

Embrace of the Vampire

2013 · 1h 31m · Movie

Sharon Hinnendael stars as Charlotte, a timid and sheltered teen who has just left an all-girls Catholic school for a new life at a co-ed university. But an ancient evil has followed her ...

4.1
3
Severed

Severed

2005 · 1h 33m · Movie

A group of young environmental activists become infected, ravenous, unstoppable zombies when a forestry company's genetic experimentation goes disastrously wrong.

4.5
4
No Clue

No Clue

2014 · 1h 36m · Movie

In a case of mistaken identity, a salesman is hired as a private detective by a woman to find her missing brother, and complications ensue.

5.8
5
Normal

Normal

2007 · 1h 40m · Movie

A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout.

5.7
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Mr. Miracle

Mr. Miracle

2014 · 1h 26m · Movie

A Guardian Angel, posing as an English teacher, helps a young woman find her way before Christmas.

5.3
7
Cole

Cole

2009 · 1h 35m · Movie

A small town youth finds fulfillment and romance in a big city's creative writing course, but feels obliged to sacrifice them when his sister's home life deteriorates in his absence.

6.7
8
Gloves of Stone

Gloves of Stone

2009 · 1h 37m · Movie

Abner is trapped in the rough life of Mexico City. His escape? Boxing. Dr. Frank Irwin and his son Jimmy, a pro boxer, come together to teach Abner that the heart fuels the punches we throw in life.

5.2
9
Lola

Lola

2001 · 1h 37m · Movie

The story follows a troubled woman and her search for identity. She is given a choice between a return to the dysfunction of the past, or a new life in self assumed identity.

5.4
10
Mothers & Daughters

Mothers & Daughters

2008 · 1h 25m · Movie

A comedic exploration of the turbulent lives of three very different women and the complex relationship each has with her daughter.

6.3
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The Lears

The Lears

2017 · 1h 39m · Movie

An iconic world-class architect and father (Bruce Dern) tests the love of his dysfunctional family at a retreat while contemplating his own death and legacy.

5.5