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A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed. Over the span of many years he gains acceptance and a growing congregation among the Chinese, through his quiet determination, understanding and patience.

In this darkly fascinating tale, Brisseau takes the most unsympathetic character imaginable, a child killer, and pleads his case. Professor Tessier, a scientist, has a rebellious adolescent daughter named Isabelle who is paralyzed from the waist down. His fury about her plight may be behind his murderous spree against children who vandalized his laboratory. His treatment of his daughter is strict to the point of sadism. None the less, Tessier evokes pity as much as revulsion. He's a shy, taciturn figure who has lost his moral bearings. A deeply unsettling character study, Un Jeu Brutal is anchored by Cremer's brooding performance, and freshened by the Buñuel-like surrealist touches and the director's resolute avoidance of serial-killer movie conventions. A troubling and haunting early feature.