The Haven - 1997

Police detective Jacques Laniel's life becomes a nightmare the day drive-by shootists gun down his partner Thomas Colin. His colleagues make matters worse by blaming him for the death, and after his wife leaves him, Laniel decides to quit the force and launch a private investigation into Colin's murder. Soon afterward, Laniel finds the bullet-riddled body of famed author and literature professor Zachary Osborne tied to his car hood. The professor's wife hires Laniel to solve the murder, but what the detective finds is ugly: Osborne was a part of a lucrative land-speculation deal that involved the sale of a crumbling old rectory that had been turned into a halfway house called the Haven of the Monsters. The name is apt, for all the residents are convicted killers who were given inordinately light sentences. When Lanier starts questioning the Haven's tenants and their crimes are revealed via flashback, it takes on the character of a David Lynch production.

101min
1997
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.8/10

Cast

Serge Dupire profile pictureSerge DupireJacques Laniel
Macha Grenon profile pictureMacha GrenonClaire Ricard
Jacques Godin profile pictureJacques GodinThomas Colin
Monique Spaziani profile pictureMonique SpazianiMaria Colin
Tania Kontoyanni profile pictureTania KontoyanniCarole Osborne
Jean-René Ouellet profile pictureJean-René OuelletZachary Osborne
Michel Forget profile pictureMichel ForgetGustave Blain
Raymond Cloutier profile pictureRaymond CloutierAntoine Martineau
Paul Dion profile picturePaul DionÉdouard Rossi
Carl Béchard profile pictureCarl BéchardRené Tremblay
Maka Kotto profile pictureMaka KottoJean Marcheur
Dorothée Berryman profile pictureDorothée BerrymanCécile Sirois
Isabel Richer profile pictureIsabel RicherEstelle Artaud
David La Haye profile pictureDavid La HayeCharles Bass
Eric Cabana profile pictureEric CabanaJean-Marie Tanguay
Lenie Scoffié profile pictureLenie ScoffiéAlbertine Courvoisier
Paul Buissonneau profile picturePaul BuissonneauRosaire Courvoisier
Caroline Néron profile pictureCaroline NéronSophie Beaulne Mercier
JiCi Lauzon profile pictureJiCi LauzonPierre Mercier
Guy Provost profile pictureGuy ProvostJuge Michaux
Bianca Gervais profile pictureBianca GervaisVirginie Laniel
Martin Larocque profile pictureMartin LarocqueArchiviste
Paul Savoie profile picturePaul SavoieDocteur Louis Roche
Claude Léveillée profile pictureClaude LéveilléeMaurice St-Cyr
Francine Morand profile pictureFrancine MorandDirectrice de Théâtre
Pascal Contamine profile picturePascal ContamineJeune clochard

About The Haven

The Haven Overview

Police detective Jacques Laniel's life becomes a nightmare the day drive-by shootists gun down his partner Thomas Colin. His colleagues make matters worse by blaming him for the death, and after his wife leaves him, Laniel decides to quit the force and launch a private investigation into Colin's murder. Soon afterward, Laniel finds the bullet-riddled body of famed author and literature professor Zachary Osborne tied to his car hood. The professor's wife hires Laniel to solve the murder, but what the detective finds is ugly: Osborne was a part of a lucrative land-speculation deal that involved the sale of a crumbling old rectory that had been turned into a halfway house called the Haven of the Monsters. The name is apt, for all the residents are convicted killers who were given inordinately light sentences. When Lanier starts questioning the Haven's tenants and their crimes are revealed via flashback, it takes on the character of a David Lynch production.

Runtime: 101min

Extra details

Original Title: La conciergerie
Original Language: French
Directed By: Michel Poulette