2016 · drama · sci-fi · survival
Into the Forest
Directed by Patricia Rozema1h 41m2016
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.
Our read: Into the Forest (2016) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · sci-fi · survival entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / sci-fi, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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