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Dorothy Mills

Dorothy Mills

Evil chose her

20086.01h 42m

Overview

When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...

Directed by Agnès Merlet
Written by Juliette Sales, Agnès Merlet
Produced by Olivier Delbosc, James Flynn, Eric Jehelmann
Box OfficeBudget: $500K0

Top Cast

Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten

Jane Van Dopp

Jenn Murray

Jenn Murray

Dorothy Mills

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Colin Garrivan

Ger Ryan

Ger Ryan

Eileen McMahon

David Ganly

David Ganly

Aiden Kearsley

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Pastor Ross

R

Rynagh O'Grady

Mrs. Mc Cllellan

Charlene McKenna

Charlene McKenna

Mary McMahon

Joe Hanley

Joe Hanley

Paul Fallon

Gavin O'Connor

Gavin O'Connor

John McCarthy

Themes & Keywords

suicideborderline personality disorderpsychiatristfemale psychiatristwoman directorremote village

About Dorothy Mills

Dorothy Mills is a drama, thriller, mystery, horror film released in 2008 exploring themes of suicide, borderline personality disorder, psychiatrist, female psychiatrist, woman director, remote village. Directed by Agnès Merlet, it stars Carice van Houten, Jenn Murray, David Wilmot. When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...

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