The Covenant


1h 37m 2006

Brief Synopsis

As the new school year begins at Spenser Academy, a New England boarding school for the region's reigning elite, students have gathered for a wild outdoor party to mark the end of the summer. Hundreds of feet above the gyrating bodies, Caleb Danvers and his three best friends walk to the edge of a d

Film Details

Also Known As
Covenan+, The, Covenant, Pakten, pacte du sang
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Horror
Teens
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Axium International; De Bons Petits Plats; Duran Duboi Services; Furious Fx; Lakeshore Entertainment; Luma Pictures; Picturemill; Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Sub/Par Pix; Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Empire; Falcon; G-Sony; Intercom; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Pyramid (Russia); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; United International Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

As the new school year begins at Spenser Academy, a New England boarding school for the region's reigning elite, students have gathered for a wild outdoor party to mark the end of the summer. Hundreds of feet above the gyrating bodies, Caleb Danvers and his three best friends walk to the edge of a dizzying precipice and drop unseen and unscathed before casually joining the fray. At the party, gorgeous newcomer Sarah Wenham is introduced to the boys by her equally stunning roommate Kate. The girls also meet an intriguing transfer student named Chase Collins, who quickly ingratiates himself into the group. When the police arrive to disperse the partiers, they discover the body of a student, dead of an apparent drug overdose. The school headmaster immediately suspects Caleb and his friends are somehow involved. Meanwhile, as Sarah, a former Boston public school student, tries to adjust to dorm life at the elite prep school, she can't shake the creepy feeling that someone--or something--is watching her every move. With tensions rising at school, Caleb and his friends close ranks. Although they appear to be normal teenagers, they share an unspoken bond: Not only are they descendants of the original families that settled Ipswich Colony around the time of the Salem witch trials, they also inherited their ancestors' supernatural powers. But their ability to shape-shift, defy gravity and perform superhuman feats of strength comes at a terrible cost: Every time one of the Sons of Ipswich uses his magical powers, he ages prematurely, and the temptation to abuse the power makes it more addictive than any drug. What's more, life is only going to get harder for the young friends: At the moment each boy turns 18, he will "ascend," gaining far more potent--and addictive--powers. With Caleb's birthday just a few days away, his mother Evelyn is terrified her son will find it impossible to resist the lure of the power like his father before him. Caleb assures her he'll be able to handle his new abilities. But will he really? And what if he needs his power to fight an evil force that threatens everything he loves?

Crew

Amer Abbasi

Film Lab

Robert Adams

Background Painter

Simon Alain

Stand-In

Francis Alarie

Generator Operator

Teresa Alvis

Post-Production Accountant

Alec Anderson

Construction

Monica Anderson

Assistant Editor

Paul Anderson

Music

Ted Andre

Digital Effects Artist

Andy Antoine

Special Effects Technician

Greg Arkhurst

Coach

Josee Arsenault

Art Department

Reg Ashby

Special Effects

Jörg Baier

Digital Effects

Michael Baird

Sound Designer

Joao Baptista

Scenic Artist

Charles Beach

Rigging Grip

Gary E Beach

Digital Effects

Gary E Beach

Visual Effects

Dan Beal

Executive

Sophie Beasse

Wardrobe

Steve Beasse

Camera Focus Puller

Gilles Beauchamp

Painter

Sylvain Beaudoin

Driver

Guillaume Beaudoin-aubin

Production

David Beaudry

Rigging Electrician

Maude Beaunoyer

Coordinator

Isabelle Beaupré

Production Assistant

Stephane Beaupre

Stand-In

Bob Beemer

Sound Mixer

Francois Beland

Painter

Eric Belanger

Lighting Technician

Sara Belanger

Painter

Marielou Belisle-pierre

Assistant Director

Portia Belmont

Script Supervisor

Tara Bennett

Driver

Alain Berard

Stunts

Renaud Bergeron

Cgi Artist

Jean-sebastian Bernard

Scenic Artist

Josee Bernard

Sound Department

Jacques F Bernier

Camera Focus Puller

Ann Berrie

Camera Assistant

Jocelyn Bertand

Grip

Maxime Bérubé

Driver

Alan Best

Visual Effects Producer

Clark Biesele

Special Effects Technician

Michel Bilodeau

Driver

Alain Bisson Doyal

Grip

Francois Blouin

Video Assist/Playback

Brandon Blue

Stand-In

Pierre-luc Boilly

Cgi Artist

Josée Boisvert

Wardrobe

Marie-claude Bolduc

Greensman

Sylvain Bolduc

Medic

Chad Bonanno

Animator

Marc Bonin

Chief Lighting Technician

Cedric Bonnaffoux

Digital Effects

Lucie Bories

Digital Effects Artist

Audrey Bouchard

Grip

Manon Bougie

Unit Production Manager

Julie Bougie-boyer

Production Assistant

Christian Bourque

Production Assistant

Chris Bradley

Animator

Eric Brais

Transportation

Chantal Bregeron

Hair Stylist

Julie Breton

Casting Assistant

Julien Brisebois

Lighting Technician

Rene Brisson

Driver

Ugo Brochu

Lighting Technician

Ronan Broudin

Digital Effects Artist

Eve Brunet

Coordinator

Jada Budrick

Video

Patrice Bujold

Unit Manager

Javier Angel Moreno Buzzo

Titles

Stephane Byl

Stand-In

Fabrice Callagher

Props

Dana Campbell

Special Effects Technician

Alexandre Cancado

Digital Effects

Chris Capell

Visual Effects Producer

Real Capuano

Assistant Art Director

Nicholas Carasoulis

Driver

Jean Cardinal

Animal Wrangler

Julie Cardinal

Production Manager

J.s. Cardone

Executive Producer

J.s. Cardone

Screenplay

Stephane Caron

Scenic Artist

Daniel Carpentier

On-Set Dresser

Denis Casper

Art Department

Gabe Castro

Music Scoring Mixer

Gabe Castro

Music

Penelope Van De Cave

Digital Effects Artist

Irina Cazazaeva

Office Assistant

Andre Chabot

Rigging Electrician

Fred Chamberland

Camera Focus Puller

Jessica Chan

Animator

Patrick Chevrier

Production Assistant

Reverend Bob Chiasson

Property Master

Marc Chicoine

Assistant Set Dresser

Roman Chnov

Stand-In

Jiye Choi

Titles

Andy Chua

Software Engineer

Mike Chute

Stunts

Vincent Cirelli

Visual Effects Supervisor

Jake Clarke

Gaffer

David Clayton

Titles

William Clement

Grip

Suzanne Cloutier

Art Department

Chris Cochlin

Production Manager

Jeremy Coleman

Song

Brice Colinet

Visual Effects Producer

Shaun Comly

Digital Effects

Paul Corbett

Driver

Jean-marc Cormier

Scenic Artist

Ryal Cosgrove

Mechanical Special Effects

Brigitte Cote

Painter

Nathalie Couillard

Consultant

Christine Cram

Digital Effects

Stacy Cramer

Studio Executive

Francois Croteau

Matte Painter

Clint Culpepper

Studio Executive

Kevin Curtain

Production Assistant

Nicolas Daegelen

Matte Painter

Justin Daneman

Digital Effects

Nathan David

Music Engineer

Nathan Matthew David

Music

Caroline Davignon

Production Assistant

Ray De Cotiis

Assistant Director

Nicolas De Toth

Editor

Jean Decarie

Generator Operator

Puelo Deir

Publicity

Louise-andree Delisle

Grip

Marie-france Denoncourt

Stand-In

Marie-france Denoncourt

Apprentice Editor

David Desgroseillers

Lighting Technician

Yves Desjardins

Coordinator

Sylvie Desmarais

Art Department

Marc Desourdy

Stunts

Serge Desrosiers

Dp/Cinematographer

Serge Desrosiers

Director Of Photography

Casey Dexter

Apprentice Editor

Dean Dichoso

Music

Chad Dombrova

Visual Effects

Scott Dougherty

Executive

Heather Douglas

Assistant

Jeremy Drake

Soloist

Ariane Drapeau-cloutier

Painter

Benoit Dubuc

Visual Effects

Jean Dufresne

Painter

Isabelle Dupire

Wardrobe

Jean-francois Duplat

Assistant Director

Yann Dupond-cubaynes

Greensman

Sean Dwyer

Assistant Director

Sean Dwyer

Assistant Director

Scott Einbinder

Executive Producer

Carl Emond

Accountant

Alexandre De Ernsted

Grip

Samuel Eusanio

Grip

Felix Famelart

Stunts

Ashley Farber

Software Engineer

Thierry Fargeau

Camera Assistant

Frank Farina-schroll

Rigging Electrician

David Fedele

Animator

Gevenieve Ferderber

Art Department

Michael Ferdie

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Kim Gandol Ferenczi

Stand-In

Fabrice Fernandez

Digital Effects Artist

Martin Fradette

Office Runner

Josee Francis

Assistant Location Manager

Sebastien Francoeur

Cgi Artist

Mario Fraser

Cgi Artist

Régent Fréchette

Rigging Grip

Michael Friedman

Music Supervisor

Bruce Fuller

Digital Effects Artist

Jocelyne Gagnt

Accounting Assistant

Catherine Gagne

Stand-In

Valerie Gagne

Accountant

Carl Gagnon

Cg Supervisor

Martin Gagnon

Rigging Electrician

Mathieu Gagnon

Rigging Electrician

Luis Galdames

Assistant Sound Editor

Massimo Gallizzi

Rigging Electrician

Tim Gatena

Video

Bruno Gatien

Special Makeup Effects

Francois Gauthier

Stunts

Odette Gauvreau

Charge Scenic Painter

Pierre Genin

Visual Effects Supervisor

Claude Gervais

Rigging Grip

Sebastien Gervais

Scenic Artist

Jonathan Gesinski

Storyboard Artist

Jean-robert Gibard

Studio Executive

Jere Gilis

Stunts

Andy Gill

Song

Pierre Gill

Dp/Cinematographer

Pierre Gill

Director Of Photography

Ben Girard

Executive

Benoit 'ben' Girard

Executive

Luc Girard

Stunts

Michel Girard

Camera Focus Puller

Nathalie Girard

Stunts

Remi Giroux

Grip

Film Details

Also Known As
Covenan+, The, Covenant, Pakten, pacte du sang
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Horror
Teens
Thriller
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Axium International; De Bons Petits Plats; Duran Duboi Services; Furious Fx; Lakeshore Entertainment; Luma Pictures; Picturemill; Screen Gems; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Sub/Par Pix; Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Empire; Falcon; G-Sony; Intercom; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Pyramid (Russia); Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; United International Pictures; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 8, 2006

Released in United States on Video January 2, 2007

Released in United States Fall September 8, 2006

Released in United States on Video January 2, 2007