The Wilderness

A tense, slow-burning survival drama that traps you in the desert with desperate boys and a manipulative authority figure, leaving you uneasy and watchful.

Directed by

Spencer King

Genres

Drama

Starring

Hunter Doohan, Lamar Johnson, Sam Jaeger

Overview

Kidnapped and abandoned in the Utah desert, a group of troubled boys are forced into a ruthless "Wilderness Therapy" program. Cut off from the world, they must survive both the elements and the mind games of a director who may not be trying to save them at all.

How it feels

Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Survival, isolation, power, trauma

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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