Into the Forest

"Hope is power"

2016 1h 41m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 742

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In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation.

“Hope is power”

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Cast

Elliot Page
Nell
Evan Rachel Wood
Eva
Max Minghella
Eli
Callum Keith Rennie
Robert
Michael Eklund
Stan
Wendy Crewson
Mom
Ronin Cara
Baby
Owen Cara
Baby

Credits

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Director: Patricia Rozema
Writers: Patricia Rozema
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Patricia Rozema, shot by Daniel Grant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Richter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Matthew Hannam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Elliot Page and Evan Rachel Wood and Max Minghella carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hope is power".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2625810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Patricia Rozema directs. Daniel Grant behind the camera. Max Richter scores. Matthew Hannam cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Patricia Rozema, shot by Daniel Grant. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Max Richter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Matthew Hannam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Elliot Page and Evan Rachel Wood and Max Minghella carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Hope is power".
7IMDB entry: tt2625810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "fire", "dancer", "sibling relationship", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography: Daniel Grant
Original score: Max Richter
Editing: Matthew Hannam
Production design: Jeremy Stanbridge
Costume design: Aieisha Li
Makeup / hair: Frédéric Lainé
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $9,995
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Into the Forest (2016)

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Frank Ochieng2016-08-07
The struggles of a sisterly connection are put to the test in symbolic darkness during a massive, freakish power outage in director Patricia Rozema’s intimate, gripping and quietly thoughtful post-apocalyptic drama Into the Forest. Academy Award-nominees Ellen Page (“Juno”) and Rachel Evan Wood (“Thirteen”) are the cinematic siblings in Rozema’s (“Kit Kittredge: An American Girl”) meditative, tension-inducing tale about the futuristic flirtation with global panic and disillusionment when the world faces the possibility of a modern-day meltdown in technological dependency. In short, Into the Forest is a low-key character study touching upon not only the survival of the deteriorating societal elements but also the bond of sisterhood glued together by faith and fear under dour circumstances. Rozema’s unassuming yet disciplined direction and thought-provoking script creates a low-toned “end-of-the-world” cynicism that psychologically works in her minimalist melodrama. Also, the film’s leads in Page and Evan Wood provide a heavy dose of believability as the periled sisters trapped in the unpredictable confines of the ominous and isolating Canadian woods out in the middle of nowhere as the worldwide woes of a collapsing powerless predicament threatens the global community. Rozema does an admirable job of establishing layers of disorientation on both a collectively worldly scale and smaller, personalized scale for its clingy siblings-in-distress. Into the Forest truly resonates when the audience is forced to realize the frightening footsteps of its sisterly protagonists facing the mental and emotional scrutiny of their jeopardized existences. Convincingly atmospheric and contemplative, Into the Forest manages to be chilling without being over-exaggerated and cliched as one might anticipate in the routine doomsday dramas looking to exploit its nightmarish nuances. The film, as mentioned previously, is set in the near future where sisters Nell (Page) and Eva (Evan Wood) along with their father Robert (Callum Rennie) reside in an expansive house in the woods located in the Pacific Northwest. The narrative wastes no time setting the foundation for its percolating premise when the loss of electricity causes an obvious impact of the uncertainty--stranded out in the broad rustic boundaries without the immediate access to the daily and crucial amenities needed. Nell and Eva come to the realization that the power may not be restored at all. As a result, the starkness and disbelief elevates as the young women must confront the harsh realities as their supply of food and other necessities are diminishing day-by-day. Thus hopelessness, haplessness and helplessness start to rear its ugly head for the unsteadiness of Nell's and Eva's fragile sanity. Rozema uses Into the Forest as an effective landscape for the self-examination of how civilization can easily unravel in a moment's notice. The commentary is not lost on the complacency, indifference and arrogance of mankind taking for granted the gift of planetary conveniences--whether naturally conceived or technologically enhanced. Perhaps Forest is not as deep-seeded in traumatic forethought as one might expect but it certainly feels uplifting, genuine and insightful in its message of human despair predicated on a colossal whim of chaos and destruction. Forest is unflinching and reflective and clearly shows an edginess and eloquence that is not easily associated with the typical fear-the-unknown fables that are cranked out of Hollywood with bored redundancy. Thankfully, talented performers such as Page and Evan Wood are able to convey that sense of vulnerability that triggers a realistic concern to comply with the film's haunting, creepy theme. Canadian filmmaker Rozema is no stranger in presenting prickly and complex women in transition of a reactionary canvas of feminine growth and self-discovery. Previous Rozema-helmed film projects such as the aforementioned "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" from 2008 and debuted feature "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing" (1987) demonstrate the similar traits that embodies the determined spirit and inner doubts and dilemmas of Forest's harried heroines searching for comfort in the eye of threatening madness. Hence, Page and Evan Wood aptly carries the skillful angst and anxieties on their burdensome shoulders in Rozema's resourceful character-driven showcase of a crumbling and catastrophic World Order. Undoubtedly, Into the Forest marches into the wayward woods of darkness in what amounts to be a surreal, disastrous fairy tale tainted in psychological turmoil. Let's say that the likes of Little Red Riding Hood have nothing on the exposed turbulence of Forest's sisterly dystopian divas in Page's Nell and Evan Wood's Eva. Into the Forest (2016) Rhombus Media 1 hr. 41 mins. Starring: Ellen Page, Rachel Evan Wood, Callum Keith Rennie, Wendy Crewson, Max Minghella, Michael Eklund, Jordana Largy Directed and Written by: Patricia Rozema MPPA Rating: R Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic Drama, Psychological Thriller Critic's rating: * stars (out of 4 stars) (c) Frank Ochieng (2016)
Kamurai2020-10-03
★ 8/10
Great watch, would watch again, and can recommend. Trigger Warning: sexual violence. Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood carry most of this "mysterious dystopia" movie. I'm sure this story can be used as a parallel of what it is to be a woman in the modern world, but I see it as a survival story. The two aren't necessarily exclusive to another. The "last person on the planet" trope is good, but even just the idea of living off-grid is daunting enough to the average person without it being the only option. It's a sister story right alongside "Frozen" and "Kill La Kill" to me. The family togetherness is a good lesson woven into the story. While I'd prefer zombies, they do a great job of showing the story, the character's emotions and how they're feeling about things at any time. On the frustrating side of it: you get to see people make a lot of mistakes in surviving, which of course progresses the story bit by bit.

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