Perpetrator Movie Details:
| Country | France United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Release date | February 17, 2023 (Berlinale) September 1, 2023 |
| Running time | 1hr 41min |
| Starring | Kiah McKirnan Melanie Liburd Ireon Roach Casimere Jollette Tim Hopper Josh Bywater Chris Lowell Alicia Silverstone |
| Directed by | Jennifer Reeder |
| Written by | Jennifer Reeder |
| Produced by | Derek Bishé Gregory Chambet |
| Cinematography by | Sevdije |
| Edited by | Justin Krohn |
| Music by | Nick Zinner |
| Production Company | 30West WTFilms Divide/Conquer |
| Distributor | Shudder |
Perpetrator Movie Cast & Characters:
- Kiah McKirnan as Jonquil “Jonny” Baptiste
- Melanie Liburd as Jean Baptiste
- Ireon Roach as Elektra
- Casimere Jollette as Aviva
- Tim Hopper as Gene Baptiste
- Josh Bywater as Officer Sterling
- Audrey Francis as Marcy
- Christopher Lowell as Principal Burke
- Alicia Silverstone as Hildie Baptiste
- Sasha Kuznetsov as Kirk
- Ilirida Memedovski as Avalon
- Greta Stolte as Darby
Storyline:
Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her 18th birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.
About Perpetrator Movie:
Perpetrator is a horror film written and directed by Jennifer Reeder. It stars Kiah McKirnan, Melanie Liburd, Ireon Roach, Casimere Jollette, Tim Hopper, Josh Bywater, Chris Lowell and Alicia Silverstone. The film follows Jonny, an impulsive teenage girl living in a town where young women continue to go missing.
The film follows Jonny, an impulsive teenage girl living in a town where young women continue to go missing.
It is director Jennifer Reeder’s second feature to screen at Berlinale, following 2019’s Knives and Skin, is produced by newly turned producers, Paris-based sales agent WTFilms. It also marks her third collaboration with Shudder, since 2021 anthology film V/H/S/94, and the 2022 film Night’s End.
Shudder acquired the distribution rights to the film in December 2022.
It is nominated to compete for the Panorama Audience Award at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on February 17, 2023. Perpetrator is scheduled to be released on the streaming service Shudder on September 1, 2023.
