“Almost every shot feels like something out of Germany’s Black Forest, the birthplace of fairy tales, wild and gorgeous and dangerous. Paul Haslinger’s score is unnerving, as is the sound design, all culminating in a film that always feels fabled, a strange, beautiful tableau in which we become lost and can never be too comfortable.” /Film
“The forest, where most of the film’s most explosive scenes take place, does look pretty enchanted, suggesting Böhm intended for it to be taken as a dark fantasy story, rather than a true-to-life warning. Still, it’s a strong, assured debut with a cracking cast and plenty of weird, dark storybook elements to surprise even the most diehard body horror fans.” Wicked Horror
Main cast:
- Liv Tyler – The Strangers
- Brad Dourif – Chucky franchise; Herbert West: Reanimator; Malignant; Spontaneous Combustion; I, Desire; Trauma; et al
- Bel Powley
- James Le Gros – Fear the Walking Dead; Zodiac; Psycho (1998); Phantasm II
- Mike Faist
- Troy Ruptash – Dig Two Graves; 30 Days of Night: Dark Days; Supernatural TV series
- Patrick M. Walsh
- Charlotte Ubben
- Brian Donahue
- Frank Deal
- Bhavesh Patel
- Kelly Lamor Wilson
- Keenan Jolliff
- Julia Rusatsky
- Collin Kelly-Sordelet
Filming locations:
- Bronx Zoo, Bronx, New York City, New York
- East of Hollywood, Brooklyn, New York
- Inwood Hill Park, New York City, New York
- Piermont, New York
- Pomona, New York
- Rockland Lake State Park, New York
- Sleepy Hollow, New York
- Valley Cottage, New York
Technical credits:
• 92 minutes
• Aspect ratio: 2.39: 1
• Audio: Dolby Atmos
