Backcountry

2014
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

25K

YOUR RATING

A couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.

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An urban couple goes camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.An urban couple goes camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.An urban couple goes camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.

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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

25K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations total

Man in Canoe
(uncredited)

Melanie Mullen

Woman in Canoe
(uncredited)

Director
- Adam MacDonald
Writer
- Adam MacDonald
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Based on the true story of Jacqueline Perry and Mark Jordan, who in 2005 were attacked by a bear at a campsite in Missinaibi Lake provincial park about 80 kilometers north of Chapleau, Ontario (Canada).

Goofs
It has been noted that a lake could not be found on the summit of a mountain or hill and thus it is a major writing or character error for the couple to be climbing in search of the lake. But in fact, volcanic and glacial activity can form lakes high up on or at the peak of mountains.

Quotes
Alex: You know we'll be lucky to see anything bigger than a chipmunk, right?

Connections
Featured in Half in the Bag: 2015 Re-Cap (So Far) (2015)

Soundtracks
Looking For The Magic
Written and Performed by Dwight Twilley (as Dwight Twilley Band)
Courtesy of Capitol Records, under exclusive license from Universal Music Canada Inc.

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Solid Indie Survival Flick

A solid independent film with a good cast

Eric Balfour was NOT the lead as I suspected he would be since he had second top billing on here, but to me it doesn't matter

Because the couple that were in the lead did a really good job and their relationsship seemed natural, they felt like a real couple and that doesn't always happen in movies so I appreciated that

I can't really say too much about the movie without spoiling it, but basically if you like survival movies give it a go

There were some parts where it felt a little slow and some parts where the camera work was in my opinion a little confusing, it most likely was intended as such but still at points I felt like they went a little overboard with the shaky camera and the intentional out of focus going into focus shots, but overall the movie looks good

It had some genuinely scary moments in it though so yeah it's still very much a good movie that I can recommend

Just now while writing this review read that it was shot in only 16 days and it is the directors debut film, and I must say that shows great promise for the future of this director