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The Woods

2013 · 86 min

A slow-burn found-footage thriller that blurs the line between hoax and reality, leaving you uneasy in the woods.

Directed by: Mark Bacci
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Rebecca Davis, Mark Bacci, Graem Beddoes

Tagline: A couple (Mark & Rebecca) decide to make a documentary on Bigfoot...
Overview: Two filmmakers, Rebecca and Mark, came up with a plan to make a hoax film about the mythical ‘Bigfoot’. They set up camp in the woods and interviewed locals who claimed to have sighted the beast, documenting each step as they laid the groundwork for their hoax.

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Directed by: Mark Bacci
Genres: Thriller, Horror
Starring: Rebecca Davis, Mark Bacci, Graem Beddoes

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
isolation
mystery
fate
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: thriller, horror
Directed by: Mark Bacci
Starring: Rebecca Davis, Mark Bacci, Graem Beddoes, John Fitzgerald, Aliyah O'Brien
Cinematography: Lux
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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