6.2
Madonnas
2007
“Nothing can undo the past.”
The Woodsman (2004)
December 24, 20041h 27mEN
6.8
523 votes
Overview
After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.
Director
Nicole KassellWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4.0M
Revenue
$4.7M
Production Companies
Lee Daniels EntertainmentDash Films
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User Reviews
Wuchak
8.0_**Great psychological study**_ Released in 2004, "The Woodsman" tells the story of Walter (Kevin Bacon) who's trying to make a life for himself in Philadelphia after spending 12 years in prison due to his abnormal predilection for 10-12 year-old girls. When news gets out of why he was in prison it causes problems with his girlfriend (Kyra Sedgwick) and at his new job. Walter desperately seeks healing from his condition even while he occasionally flirts with his sick desires. On top of this is Walter's parole officer who doesn't believe the ex-con can be trusted in conventional society. Mea…
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