The Hike (I) (2011)

A young soldier, Kate (Zara Phythian), returns from a tour in Afghanistan after witnessing her boyfriend's tragic death in combat. With the comfort of her friends, including Torri (Barbara ... See full summary »

Director:

Rupert Bryan

Writers:

Rupert Bryan, Ben Loyd-Holmes

Stars:

Tamer Hassan, Barbara Nedeljakova, Ben Loyd-Holmes

Cast

Credited cast:
Tamer Hassan	...	Dean
Barbara Nedeljakova	...	Torri
Ben Loyd-Holmes	...	Ethan
Zara Phythian	...	Kate
Daniel Caren	...	Johnny
Dominic Le Moignan	...	David
Jemma Bolt	...	Charlie
Lisa-Marie Long	...	Ellie
Shauna Macdonald	...	Helen
Adam Ray Young	...	Mikalos
Stephanie Siadatan	...	Leanne
Natalie Hughes	...	Anja
Joanne Nuttall	...	Harriet
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kasha Bajor	...	Anna
Emma Bulivant	...	Gemma

Storyline

A young soldier, Kate (Zara Phythian), returns from a tour in Afghanistan after witnessing her boyfriend's tragic death in combat. With the comfort of her friends, including Torri (Barbara Nedeljacova), she takes the chance to get away on a camping trip to a picturesque, remote area of the British countryside. Wanting to escape their past, the girls begin their expedition into the woods for a peaceful break. As they near Sunset Point, they come across a strange and evasive group of locals who seem to be living off the land. During their journey they also have a friendly encounter with three charming, rock-climbing adventurers, led by Ethan (Ben Loyd Holmes). After the girls find themselves secluded again, Charlie (Jemma Bolt) suddenly goes missing, leaving the girls vulnerable in the dangerous woods. As darkness falls, the girls will be forced to rely on each other and their newly formed friendships to find Charlie before it becomes the last hike of their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

camping | woods | darkness | forest | fight | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hike - Ausflug ins Grauen

Filming Locations:

Kent, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Panda Films, Motion Picture House, The Hike Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A hike into the predictable....

The Hike, a group of friends (all girls), travel to the woods for a fun weekend of camping and hiking... that turns into a nightmare.

The story is simple, and there is nothing wrong with that, but... with such a simple story, it needed to deliver on everything else it was offering, and sad to say, it didn't for me.

The acting here is a mix for me, yes... it was decent, but i felt it was missing something. The setting was plain, althou there were some nice scenic areas. Sure there are some scenes that might make ppl turn away with disgust, but sadly it's not the gore part of the movie, it trys to shock the viewers by showing full on violence (but it was pretty sub par to me) i find it more of a 2nd rate exploitation movie if anything. There were no real surprises, there was no feeling of fear as i was watching this, and there was no shock value (i've watched a lot of horror/thrillers, so i expected more). The directing was sub par, not sure if i'll blame the director on this one, cause the script was just bad.

Overall, semi decent acting, sub par directing, bad script. Final Verdict - 4 out of 10, i had a lot of mix feelings for this film, on one hand it could of been something good to watch, on the other hand, it was just crap, i cannot recommend this movie to anyone.