Someone's Daughter

Someone's Daughter (2026)

A criminal defence lawyer, Sam, (Pascale Bussières, Ma Vie en cinémascope, When Night is Falling), finds herself kidnapped and abandoned on a remote island along with former client Paul (François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry, Fucktoys, The Borgias), who she previously cleared of sexual assault charges. As they make their way through the unrelenting Canadian wilderness, Paul’s behaviour forces Sam to question the man she once defended. As doubt gives way to fear, she finds herself facing a choice no lawyer should ever have to make.

Date of release
2026-10-23
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Casting

Interesting facts

Someone's Daughter is a Canadian thriller film, directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld and released in 2026. The film centres on Sam, a criminal defense lawyer, and Paul, a client she successfully defended against a sexual assault charge several years earlier, who are kidnapped by Borden, the father of the sexual assault victim who still does not believe Paul was innocent.

Production

The film originally entered development in the early 2020s, under the production of Robert Vroom for Prospector Films. After Vroom left that company to join the National Film Board of Canada, Frédéric Bohbot of Bunbury Films and Kacim Steets of Rebel Labs took over as lead producers, although Vroom and Prospector remained attached as executive producers.

The film entered production in summer 2025, in the Estrie region of Quebec.

On September 3, 2025, the Writers Guild of Canada filed a grievance claiming unpaid fees to the writers. The dispute hinged on whether it was necessary for Bunbury and Rebel Labs to pay a new fee for the screenplay's second draft after the option for the original script expired, even though Prospector Films, which had already paid the original fees, was still involved in the film's production.

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