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The Backwoods  (2006)

The Backwoods
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Theatrical Feature Running Time:
98 mins

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The Backwoods

First-time 31-year-old director Koldo Serra's thriller The Backwoods (AKA El bosque de las sombras, 2006) re-charts thematic territory covered, in years prior, by such well-worn classics as Deliverance and Southern Comfort, and such B-grade horror pictures as Savage Island (2004). With their nuptials crumbling, a married couple from London in their early thirties, Norman (Paddy Considine) and Lucy (sensual Virginie Ledoyen of The Beach) opt to take some time out with a sojourn to northern Spain's Basque region, in the Pyrenees. They arrive at a renovated farmhouse run by Paul (Gary Oldman) and Isabel (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) and are initially able to enjoy themselves, but the trip takes a decidedly ugly turn when Paul and Norman head out on a hunting expedition and discover a malformed, feral girl (an 'enfant sauvage') in a local cabin, apparently completely neglected. They transport her from the building in a sincere and honest attempt to help her, but only succeed in drawing forth the wrath of the savage and inbred local townspeople, who quake with rage at the thought of someone absconding with one of their own. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide


The Backwoods Trivia

Who played Norman in the movie The Backwoods?
Paddy Considine played Norman in the movie The Backwoods

Who played Lucy in the movie The Backwoods?
Virginie Ledoyen played Lucy in the movie The Backwoods

Who played Paul in the movie The Backwoods?
Gary Oldman played Paul in the movie The Backwoods

Who played Isabel in the movie The Backwoods?
Aitana Sanchez-Gijon played Isabel in the movie The Backwoods

Who played Paco in the movie The Backwoods?
Lluis Homar played Paco in the movie The Backwoods

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