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The Woodsman

Name: The Woodsman
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2004-12-24
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 6.846

★ 6,8 /10 (537 Votes)

2004 EN 87 min

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.

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Release date

24/12/2004

Votes

537

Popularity

3.0

Nothing can undo the past.

Genres

Drama Crime

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

87 min

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$4,700,000

Kevin Bacon

Walter

David Alan Grier

Bob

Kyra Sedgwick

Vicki

Eve

Mary-Kay

Benjamin Bratt

Carlos

Carlos Leon

Pedro

Michael Shannon

Rosen

Nicole Gibson

Girl with Red Ball

Kevin Rice

Candy

Yasiin Bey

Sgt. Lucas

Hannah Pilkes

Robin

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Jessica Nagle

Annette

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Liam Daniels

Boy at Playground

Joey Hazinsky

Cherub

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Clara Hopkins Daniels

Little Girl on Bus

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Ashley C. Coombs

Girl on Bus

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Floriane Miniscloux

Girl in Mall

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Aunt Dot

Saleswoman

Colleen Dengel

School Girl (uncredited)

Suzanne Dengel

School Girl (uncredited)

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Leslie Noel Haigh

Girl on Bus (uncredited)

Laura Holloway

Waitress (uncredited)

Ashley Jackson

Background (uncredited)

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_**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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