Backcountry
It's beautifully tense and well-acted - the kind of modest genre picture we don't see enough of these days.
Backcountry
Based on a true story, BACKCOUNTRY follows an urban couple who go camping in the Canadian wilderness - where unimaginable beauty sits alongside our most primal fears. Alex (Jeff Roop) is a seasoned outdoorsman while Jenn (Missy Peregrym from ABC's Rookie Blue), a corporate lawyer, is not. After much convincing, and against her better judgment, she agrees to let him take her deep into a provincial park to one of his favorite spots - the secluded Blackfoot Trail. On their first night, deep in the forest, they have an unsettling encounter with Brad (Eric Balfour), a strange alpha male with eyes for Jenn who may or may not be following them. Alex's desire to quickly reach Blackfoot Trail only intensifies. They push further and further into the woods, Alex stubbornly insisting that he remembers the way. After three days their path disappears; they are hopelessly lost. Without food or water, they struggle to find their way back, the harsh conditions bringing out the best and worst in them, pushing their already fragile relationship to the breaking point. When they realize they have entered a bear's territory, being lost suddenly becomes the least of their problems. Terror, horror, will, and survival become paramount.
Genre
Drama,
Horror,
Thriller/Suspense
Runtime
92
Language
English
Director
Adam MacDonald
Cast
Eric Balfour
FEATURED REVIEW
Scott Foundas, Variety
“We’ll be lucky to see anything bigger than a chipmunk,” says a weekend-warrior hiker to his skittish girlfriend early on in “Backcountry” — and, if you listen closely, you can hear a chipmunk tittering knowingly at the grisly jackpot to come. A wilderness (mis)adventure of surprising ingenuity and ...
Played at
NoHo 7 3.27.15 - 4.02.15
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