Perfect Sisters (2012)

Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.

Director:

Stanley M. Brooks

Writers:

Fab Filippo (screenplay), Adam Till (screenplay)

Stars:

Frank Adamson, Jeffrey Ballard, Zoë Belkin

Cast

Credited cast:
Frank Adamson	...	Judge
Jeffrey Ballard	...	Justin
Zoë Belkin	...	Ashley
Abigail Breslin	...	Sandra
Spencer Breslin	...	Cousin Derek
Sarah Constible	...	Police Officer
Fab Filippo	...	Ashley's Lawyer
Georgie Henley	...	Beth
Robert Huculak	...	Lawyer
Lorraine James	...	Representative
Stephan James	...	Donny
Marina Stephenson Kerr	...	Sheila
Jonathan Malen	...	David
John Pielmeier	...	Vice Principal
James Russo	...	Bowman

Storyline

On January 18, 2003, police, alerted by a frantic 911 call from a distraught pair of teenage girls, arrived at the girls Toronto area town house to find their mother dead. It appeared the 44-year-old alcoholic, having slipped into a booze-and-pill stupor, drowned in her own bathwater. The death was ruled accidental by the authorities. In the months that followed, however, police were alerted to rumours and reports that the teenagers had been gossiping to friends about the accident. Police began piecing together rumours that suggested the teens might have had a hand in their mother's death. In fact, rather than an accident, the story that emerged portrayed the two teens as cold-blooded, premeditated killers.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Julijette

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Nice Dress"
Written and Performed by Christopher Ward (II)
Courtesy of Westward Film Music

User Reviews

Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.

I luckily caught an early screening of this film by director Stanley M. Brooks and have to say I was knocked out. It is a dark, stylish modern day tragedy about two teenagers caught in an existential nightmare. The choices they feel compelled to make and their consequences will haunt you for a long time, even if you're not a parent. Brooks did a particularly fantastic job of keeping you invested in these two young women from the gate. Like "Crime and Punishment" you are sucked in to the vortex of their dire circumstances and are swept along in their path to self destruction but you always feel for them. This builds to the final shot of the film, which is as heartbreaking and gut-wrenching as it is inevitable, and truly underscores the film's brilliance. The performances by both young actresses were spot on but I was also very impressed by nearly the unrecognizable Mira Sorvino as the mother. Brooks brought all these women to their darkest places and the result is stunning. A must see.