Mysterious THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX Trailer Experience the first THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX trailer! The film, directed by Alexandre Aja (Horns, Piranha 3D), stars Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aaron Paul, and Oliver Platt. THE 9TH LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX will be released in theaters on September 2. The story begins on Louis Drax’s 9th birthday, when a lifetime of curious mishaps culminates in the boy’s near-fatal fall. Desperate to reveal the strange circumstances behind the young boy’s accident and dark coincidences that have plagued his entire life, Dr. Allan Pascal (Dornan) is drawn into a thrilling mystery that explores the nature of the sixth sense, testing the boundaries of fantasy and reality.