Hidden in the Woods (2012)
"En las afueras de la ciudad" (original title)

Ater their abusive father is jailed, two sisters being raised in a remote area of Chile find they have to answer to their uncle, a drug kingpin who wants his missing product back.

Director:

Patricio Valladares

Writers:

Andrea Cavaletto (screenwriter), Patricio Valladares (screenwriter),

Stars:

Siboney Lo, Carolina Escobar, Daniel Antivilo

Cast

Credited cast:
Siboney Lo	...	Ana
Carolina Escobar	...	Anny
Daniel Antivilo	...	Father
José Hernandez	...	Manuel
François Soto	...	Uncle Costello (as Serge François)
Domingo Guzmán	...	Sicario
Renato Münster	...	Esteban
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Agustin Aguero	...	Flybar 1
Eric Bustos	...	Flybar 2
Yuri Caceres	...	Man
Daniel Candia	...	Sicario 2
Gonzalo Cordova	...	Sicario 6
Cristian Cuentrejo	...	Sicario 3
Emilia Cárdenas	...	Anny 10
Luis Aguirre España	...	Driver

Storyline

The story of two sisters who have been raised in isolation, subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father. When they finally decide to report him to the police, he kills the two officers and is put in jail. But things go from bad to worse when the girls must answer to their Uncle Costello, a psychotic drug kingpin, who shows up looking for his missing merchandise which is hidden in the woods.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | abusive father | remote | woods | chile | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook (Spanish)

Country:

Chile

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

10 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Afueras de la Ciudad

Filming Locations:

Chillán, Chile

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vallastudio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 95 min (original) 97 min (original)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A large amount of the Music Score composed by Maximiliano Soublette for this film was previously used in Curriculum, another film directed by Patricio Valladares

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Connections

Remade as Hidden in the Woods (2014)

User Reviews

Some things should stay hidden

It seems like the US will remake anything these days. I almost wish they use the subtitles from this movie for their script. Actually better not, because one comedy is enough. It's also what the director said before the screening started. He didn't see it as grim, but more as a fun movie. There's a different view on things. Unless those mentioned subtitles were not an accident, but supposed to sound ridiculous.

But it's not only those things that are more than weird. It's the story too. The main villainous guy is kinda funny, but underused. The father (a person of mixed morality, if you're being nice to the character) is plain bad and the girls don't seem to be able to act, if their lives depended on it (which coincidently it does).

The other reviewer (up to this point) must have been to another screening at Frightfest. Or was it another dimension? I couldn't tell, but I only heard negative feedback to this movie (apart from the woman that really asked that question at the Q&A but got the "appropriate" reaction from the crowd -> laughter and disbelief). I almost envy this person and wish I was there to experience the movie he has seen. It sounds great ... unfortunately the one I watched, wasn't.