The Woodsman

Movie

2004

1h 27m

English

Drama, Crime

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The Woodsman

Movie

2004

1h 27m

English

Drama, Crime

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After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.

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Cast

Walter

Bob

Vicki

Mary-Kay

Carlos

Pedro

Rosen

Girl with Red Ball

Candy

Sgt. Lucas

Robin

Annette

Boy at Playground

Cherub

Clara Hopkins Daniels

Little Girl on Bus

Girl on Bus

Girl in Mall

Saleswoman

School Girl (uncredited)

Suzanne Dengel

School Girl (uncredited)

Leslie Noel Haigh

Girl on Bus (uncredited)

Laura Holloway

Waitress (uncredited)

Ashley Jackson

Background (uncredited)

Directed By: Nicole Kassell

Written By: Nicole Kassell (Screenplay), Steven Fechter (Screenplay)

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smallclone says...

6 years ago

Probably Kevin Bacon's best performance. It's a brave film to make as it asks the viewer to try to understand (and to a lesser extent sympathize) with the mindset of a paedophile. Not easy subject matter in the slightest. But it is well directed and Bacon is very good. There are mis-steps, especially regarding the extended family sub-plot. But overall it's a well made film that as well as being controversial, is interesting as there's not many movies that deal with this detail. Director Nicole Kassell should be commended for that, although it's notable that she has directed just one other feature in the 15 years since The Woodsman was made. 6.9/10

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Wuchak

5 years ago

_**Great psychological study**_

Released in 2004, "The Woodsman" tells the story of Walter (Kevin Bacon) who's trying to make a life for himself in Philadelphia after spending 12 years in prison due to his abnormal predilection for 10-12 year-old girls. When news gets out of why he was in prison More

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