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Director:
Koldo Serra
Writers:
Jon Sagalá (writer)
Koldo Serra (writer)
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Release Date:
16 February 2007 (Spain) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Don't mess with the locals more (37 total)

Cast

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Gary Oldman ... Paul

Paddy Considine ... Norman
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón ... Isabel

Virginie Ledoyen ... Lucy
Lluís Homar ... Paco
Yaiza Esteve ... Nerea
Andrés Gertrúdix ... Antonio
Jon Ariño ... Lechón
Kandido Uranga ... Miguel
Álex Angulo ... Jose Andrés
Savitri Ceballos ... Jose Andrés' daughter
Patxi Bisquert ... José Luis
José Andrés Zalguegui ... Bar Tender
Ramón Churruca ... Ignacio
Isabel Jiménez ... Waitress
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
BackWoods (International: English title)
The Backwoods (France)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
UK | France | Spain
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Navarra, Spain more

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Quotes:
Norman: I'm just trying to think!
Paul: Don't think! Let me think for both of us!
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References "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) more
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7 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Don't mess with the locals, 25 July 2008
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Author: Prof-Hieronymos-Grost from Ireland

Two Englishmen and their girlfriends go on holiday to a remote area of Spain, there one of them, Paul (Gary Oldman), has bought his Spanish grandmothers old house and hopes to settle down there permanently. His friend Norman (Paddy Considine) is having relationship problems with his French girlfriend after they lost a baby and they all hope this trip will settle some issues. While out hunting on their first morning in their house, Paul and Norman get lost in the forest and stumble across what seems to be an abandoned house, they enter and find a young girl that is being held there. They bring her back to their own house and clean her up, once there they become conflicted as to what they should do, this is where their problems begin.

The film is set in the 1970's and has obviously been influenced by films from that era like Deliverance or Straw Dogs combined perhaps with Calvaire, this all provides an immediate ambiance and sense of menace, one that I like and I knew early on I would enjoy it. Two giants of the British screen, Oldman and Considine add immensely to their characters, Paul is brash and confident, Norman is withdrawn and quiet. Their development when things go wrong is always interesting. If I have any criticisms its perhaps the ending can be seen coming, but its still fun getting there, Virginie Ledoyen is also a little wooden, though that may be down to speaking in English. The cast of Spanish locals is also excellent and well chosen, each one has that lived in face that suits that inbred feel. You'll have no problem believing these guys are capable of murder and rape. If there's one message to be gained from this film, its "Don't mess with the locals".

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