Hidden in the Woods (2012 film)
| Hidden in the Woods | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Patricio Valladares |
| Produced by |
Francisco Inostroza Patricio Valladares Rodrigo M. Cazaux Evelyn Belmar Luis Aguirre España |
| Written by |
Andrea Cavaletto Patricio Valladares |
| Starring |
Siboney Lo Carolina Escobar Daniel Antivilo Jose Hernandez Domingo Guzman Daniel Candia Cuentrejo Serge Francois Soto Renato Munster |
| Music by |
Rodrigo Huepe Maximiliano Soublette |
| Cinematography | Tomas Smith |
| Edited by | Patricio Valladares |
Production company |
Vallastudio Films |
| Distributed by |
Epic Pictures Group Artsploitation Films, Inc. |
Release dates |
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| Country | Chile |
| Language | Spanish |
Hidden in the Woods (Spanish: En las afueras de la ciudad) is a 2012 Chilean thriller film directed by Patricio Valladares and co-written by Andrea Cavaletto and Patricio Valladares. It features a mixed cast of relatively unknown actors and well-known Chilean comedians, including Siboney Lo, Carolina Escobar, Daniel Antivilo, José Hernandez, Domingo Guzman, Daniel Candia and Nicole Perez. An English-language remake with the same name, also directed by Valladares, is set to be released in 2014.
Plot
Ana and Anny live, along with their deformed brother/son, in the desolate Chilean countryside, after having been sheltered from society by their drug dealer father for their entire lives. One day the police come calling to investigate, and after bullets are fired and chainsaws are revved up, the three siblings find themselves on their own, and on the road. But the trio is also on the run from their father’s crazed drug kingpin boss Uncle Costello, who is convinced the sisters know where his valuable supply is hidden. He sends an army of trained killers to track them down... but Costello and his gang find that they might be in for more than they bargained for, and amidst a world of bloody executions, roadside prostitution, sexual assault, and even cannibalism, the bodies keep on piling up.
Cast
- Siboney Lo as Ana
- Carolina Escobar as Anny
- Daniel Antivilo as The Dad
- Serge Francois Soto as Uncle Costello
- Renato Muster as Esteban
- Domingo Guzman as Sicario 1
- Daniel Candia as Sicario 2
- "Cuentrejo" as Sicario 3
- Jose Hernandez as Manuel
- Nicole Perez as Police woman
Festival awards
- Winner: Best Extreme Movie, Feratum Film Festival (Mexico)
- Winner: Best Movie, Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival
- Winner: Best Movie, Asti Film Festival (Italy)
Selected festivals
- 2012 Fantasia Film Festival
- 2012 London FrightFest Film Festival
- 2012 Celluloid Scream Film Festival
- 2012 Serbian Fantastic Film Festival
- 2012 Festival de Cine de la Habana
- 2012 Feratum Film Festival
- 2012 Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre
- 2013 San Diego Latino Film Festival
- 2013 HorrorHound Weekend
- 2013 Weekend of Fear Festival
Release
The film premiered on 6 August 2012 at Fantasia Film Festival and was on 23 to 27 August 2012 at the London FrightFest Film Festival. The movie was distributed by Epic Pictures Group.
Remake
An American remake of the film is in production, directed by Valladares, and produced by Michael Biehn (who also stars), Jennifer Blanc and Loris Curci.[1] It was filmed in Houston, Texas during 2013.[2]
Soundtrack
The song "Bloodspill" by Daniel Perrson is featured over the ending credits.
Media Quotes
“This isn’t exploitation cinema. This is visceral murder and muck.” -DocTerror.com
“This film is relentless in its intensity and violence, but if you can make it through, you’re in for a real treat.” - MatthewScottBaker.com
“This flick is odd, dirty and punches hard.” - TheaterThoughts.com
“Hidden in the Woods is the kind of movie experience that no series of showers can ever completely wash away.” – DVDTalk.com
“Hidden in the Woods is a hard film to digest and it is not a film that I envy the opportunity of watching anytime again soon.” – Michael Den Boer, 10K Bullets
“The screenplay is the best thing about the film as a work of perverse art…Valladares and Andrea Cavaletto admirably avoided falling into the clichés of this kind of flick. I never knew where things were heading, and that kept the material, as well as the film’s power, constantly fresh…” - Roy Frumkes, Producer and Writer of Street Trash and Document of the Dead
“This may be one of the best this year…If you look past the blood, gore, and stuff that can at times be very hard to watch, you have a very eerie tale that would interest most people who love film. Yes, it is a horror film, but due to the nature of the content I feel it goes above even that.” – HorrorBid.com
“Bound to be one of the year’s most divisive releases, this one proves that there’s still plenty of shock value left in cinema, often originating where you least expect it.” – MondoDigital.com
“A relentlessly rough, misogynistic and amoral story of brutality and survival, the film sticks its unsanitary hooks in early, but despite its repellent tone and exploitative content, refuses to be easily dismissed.” – TwitchFilm.com
References
- ↑ Borys, Kit (August 2, 2012). "Michael Biehn to Star in Remake of 'Hidden in the Woods'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Shern-mon Chow, "Independent horror movie filming in Houston", KHOU, July 12, 2013.