The Woods (2012)

Director
Matthew Lessner

Main cast
Toby David; Justin Phillips; Nicola Persky; Brian Woods; Anne-Sophie Dutoit

Genres
Comedy

Description
The Woods follows a group of young Americans who, disillusioned by the world's many problems, move to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with hopes of creating their own utopian society. Despite their idealistic goals of revolution, the group comes ill prepared for their new life, bringing a wide assortment of consumer electronics, recreational vehicles and snack foods. After catastrophic events in the outside world sever their electricity and wifi, and their leader's once-inspiring rhetoric fails to hold them together, the group is forced to find a way to live in harmony with the natural world.


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