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Relative Fear
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Wikipedia article
'Relative Fear' (also known as 'The Child' and 'Le silence d'Adam') is a 1994 Canadian independent psychological horror film that references the 1956 film 'The Bad Seed'. An autistic child is seemingly born to kill and does so.
Cast
*Matthew Dupuis as Adam Pratman (Adam Madison)
*Darlanne Fluegel as Linda Pratman
*James Brolin as Det. Atwater
*Martin Neufeld as Peter Pratman
*Bruce Dinsmore as Clive (Gary Madison)
*M. Emmet Walsh as Earl Ladelle
*Michael Caloz as Manny Dorff
*Denise Crosby as Connie Madison
*Linda Sorenson as Margaret Ladelle
*Jason Blicker as Dennison
*Vlasta Vrna as Mr. Schulman
*Liz MacRae as Ms. Roark
*Gisle Rousseau as Dr. Hoyer
*Jenny Campbell as Paige
*Frank Schorpion as Dr. Shane
*Alan West as Henry Pratman
*Victoria Barkoff as Ms. Smith
*Tyrone Benskin as Cop
*Roger E. Reid as Police Officer
Reception
In the book 'Representing Autism: Culture, Narrative, Fascination', Stuart Murray describes the film as "the worst kind of example of the prosthetic narrative, where the idea of disability simply becomes part of a genetic method". He states that there is "little recognizably autistic in anything Adam does"
References
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