Edge of Madness

Edge of Madness (2002)

1851, Manitoba's Red River Valley. As winter sets in, a young woman on the edge of madness arrives exhausted at the fort, a wilderness station, claiming she murdered her husband. She's placed in a cell; for the next several months, she sews while the local prefect, Henry Mullen, investigates.

Date of release
2002-03-01
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Anne Wheeler

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: A Wilderness Station

Edge of Madness is a 2002 drama film based on the short story "A Wilderness Station", written by Alice Munro. The Canadian film stars Brendan Fehr, Caroline Dhavernas, and Corey Sevier. Written by Charles K. Pitts and Anne Wheeler, the film is based on the life of a young woman (Annie) who confesses to the murder of her husband. Annie is selected out of an orphanage to be a part of an arranged marriage and to be a housewife at a homestead. After countless rapes and times of abuse, George the brother of Simon, murders Simon. As the story progresses, Annie confesses to this murder and her life and liberty are put into question.

Production

Edge of Madness had a relatively small release only being aired on a single screen in Vancouver after being passed by both the Toronto Film Festival and Vancouver Film Festival. Anne Wheeler described her displeasure for the small release, but attributed it partly to having no major stars in the film

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