Hidden (I) (2005)

Deep within a dark, twisted forest, at a faraway adventure camp, a group of young 'camp leaders' play a fast and furious game of 'hide and seek'. The atmosphere is strange and thick with ... See full summary »

Director:

Tim McLachlan

Writer:

Tim McLachlan

Stars:

Luke Alexander, Dana Bernard, Daniel Betty

Cast

Credited cast:
Luke Alexander	...	Carlos
Dana Bernard	...	Emily
Daniel Betty	...	Sam
Ellie Cragg	...	Roberta
Mike Edward	...	Barry
Wayne England	...	Caretaker
Hayley Halliday	...	Brooke
Yolande Joe	...	Mum
Kiel McNaughton	...	Mark
Michael Morris	...	Lyle
Pineaha Murray	...	Koro
Blue Pilkington	...	Jason
Gavin Rutherford	...	Chris
Suzanne Sharp	...	Isabelle
Sarah Simonsen	...	Young Imogen

Storyline

Deep within a dark, twisted forest, at a faraway adventure camp, a group of young 'camp leaders' play a fast and furious game of 'hide and seek'. The atmosphere is strange and thick with tension - there is a feeling in the air that all is not well. Alliances are formed; relationships are tested, and in some cases disintegrate to the point of violence. All the while they are being watched by someone... or something. In a spectacular climax, the mystery begins to unravel as everything becomes suddenly and painfully clear. The shocking, violent truth is far worse than could ever have been imagined...

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [nz]

Country:

New Zealand

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Box Office

Budget:

NZD 7,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Archetype Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Short Comment

To be honest, I didn't know what I was in for when I rented this film. Sometimes you come across the most unimaginable films, with p!ss poor story and even worse dialog!

It was around 1am, I put the DVD. {The cover is bit chilling)....... but no horror/ thrills came, nothing... It was like when you rent a movie from the local shop thinking its just an underrated film, but instead you have been tricked by the cover and it's one of those painful amateur films that the shop made the same mistake purchasing it to rent!

BUT!!!!!

I thought the intensity was there, it kept racing along! I really enjoyed the camera work, and a few days later after watching the behind the scenes I really admired the director for the choice of camera mounts!

I thought the film as a whole lacked a little substance/climax, but great work considering budget and actors! The dialog was interesting at parts, and some characters really grabbed me, even made me laugh out loud! There were enough characters for at least one of them to work! Great job on the final sequence and also the stunts!

Thought that it was well put together and had a flow! Keep going, and would like to enjoy another film from this type of artist!