Wilderness (film)

Wilderness is a 2006 British/Irish horror film.

Plot summary

After the suicide of one of the inmates at a British young offender institution, a group of teenage offenders, along with a prison officer, are sent to a remote island, formerly used as a British Army training area, but now serving as a prison training area. They soon find out they are not alone on the island as some members of the group come across a camp site with two female young offenders and their prison officer. The story develops into a tale of betrayal and vengeance. Strange murders start occurring, and the boys eventually work out that they are being committed by the father of the boy who killed himself, a special forces soldier. One by one the teenagers and their supervisors are picked off, either by the father, his dogs, or by each other.

Production

Produced and distributed by a consortium of independents, and directed by Michael J. Bassett, whose previous credit was 2002's Deathwatch. The story, filmed on locations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, centres on a group of young offenders sent to a military recruit training located on a remote island.

Cast

The top-billed cast members are Lenora Crichlow, Sean Pertwee, Alex Reid, Toby Kebbell, Karly Greene and Stephen Wight.

Ratings

Wilderness was rated 15 in UK by the BBFC and 18 in Ireland by IFCO, in France it received "16" certificate. In Germany Wilderness is currently sold only as "FSK 16" version which is cut. Uncut was FSK 18 originally but it went to index and received SPIO/JK banning the sell from minors. In Finland Wilderness have been rated K18.

External links

• Wilderness at the Internet Movie Database
• Wilderness at AllRovi