YellowBrickRoad

"They went looking for evil in the forest but the forest found evil in them"

2010 1h 40m EN

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★4.7TMDB · 171

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Synopsis

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In the Fall of 1940, the entire population of Friar, New Hampshire walked together up a winding mountain trail and into the wilderness. Without warning, they left behind everything: their homes, their clothes, and their money. The only clue where they went was a single word etched into stone near the forest’s edge: YELLOWBRICKROAD.

“They went looking for evil in the forest but the forest found evil in them”

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Cast

Michael Laurino
Teddy Barnes
Anessa Ramsey
Melissa Barnes
Alex Draper
Walter Myrick
Cassidy Freeman
Erin Luger
Clark Freeman
Daryl Luger
Tara Giordano
Jill Bateman
Sam Elmore
Cy Banbridge
Laura Heisler
Liv McCann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jesse Holland
Writers: Andy Mitton, Jesse Holland
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jesse Holland, shot by Michael Hardwick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Michael Laurino and Anessa Ramsey and Alex Draper carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They went looking for evil in the forest but the forest found evil in them".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1398428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jesse Holland directs. Michael Hardwick behind the camera. Jesse Holland cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Directed by Jesse Holland, shot by Michael Hardwick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jesse Holland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michael Laurino and Anessa Ramsey and Alex Draper carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They went looking for evil in the forest but the forest found evil in them".
7IMDB entry: tt1398428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Hardwick
Editing: Jesse Holland
Production design: Joseph Varca
Costume design: Robert Eggers
Makeup / hair: John Russell
VFX supervisor: Seth Donald
Sound: Daniel Brennan
Stunt coordinator: John Vincent Mason
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: YellowBrickRoad (2010)

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Sierbahnn2026-05-05
★ 7/10
Deeply surreal at times, and unsettling throughout, I think this is an overlooked movie. Sometimes it meanders, and you might lose track, but it is part of the appeal, and the plight of the characters is real, and feels very viceral. I liked the spookiness of this, as opposed to "cheaper" jumpscares this could just as easily have been. I think it is to be applauded that they restrained themselves.

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