Hidden in the Woods (2012 film)

2012 Chilean film

Hidden in the Woods

Film poster

Spanish| En las afueras de la ciudad
Directed by| Patricio Valladares
Written by| Andrea Cavaletto
Patricio Valladares
Produced by| Francisco Inostroza
Patricio Valladares
Rodrigo M. Cazaux
Evelyn Belmar
Luis Aguirre España
Starring| Siboney Lo
Carolina Escobar
Daniel Antivilo
Jose Hernandez
Domingo Guzman
Daniel Candia
Cuentrejo
Serge Francois Soto
Renato Munster
Cinematography| Tomas Smith
Edited by| Patricio Valladares
Music by| Rodrigo Huepe
Maximiliano Soublette

Production
company

Vallastudio Films

Distributed by| Epic Pictures Group
Artsploitation Films, Inc.

Release dates

* August 6, 2012 (2012-08-06) (Fantasia International Film Festival)
* September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17)

Running time

| 97 minutes
Country| Chile
Language| Spanish

Hidden in the Woods (Spanish: En las afueras de la ciudad) is a 2012 Chilean splatter film directed by Patricio Valladares and co-written by Andrea Cavaletto and Valladares. It features a mixed cast of relatively unknown actors and well-known Chilean comedians, including Siboney Lo, Carolina Escobar, Daniel Antivilo, José Hernandez, Domingo Guzman, Daniel Candia and Nicole Perez. An English-language remake with the same name, also directed by Valladares, was released in 2014.[1][2]

## Plot

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Ana and Anny, along with their deformed brother/son, live in the desolate southern Chilean countryside, having been sheltered from society by their drug dealer father their entire lives. One day, the police arrive to investigate, and after a violent altercation, the siblings are forced to flee. They are also pursued by their father's crazed drug kingpin boss, Uncle Costello, who believes the sisters know the location of his valuable supply. Costello sends a group of trained killers after them, but they soon discover that the siblings are more dangerous than they appear. Amidst a world of bloody executions, roadside prostitution, sexual assault, and even cannibalism, the body count rises.[3]

## Cast

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* Siboney Lo as Ana
* Carolina Escobar as Anny
* Daniel Antivilo as The Dad
* Serge Francois Soto as Uncle Costello
* Renato Muster as Esteban
* Domingo Guzman as Sicario 1
* Daniel Candia as Sicario 2
* "Cuentrejo" as Sicario 3
* Jose Hernandez as Manuel
* Nicole Perez as Police woman

## Festival awards

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* Winner: Best Extreme Movie, Feratum Film Festival (Mexico)
* Winner: Best Movie, Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Film Festival
* Winner: Best Movie, Asti Film Festival (Italy)

## Selected festivals

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* 2012 Fantasia Film Festival
* 2012 London FrightFest Film Festival
* 2012 Celluloid Scream Film Festival
* 2012 Serbian Fantastic Film Festival
* 2012 Festival de Cine de la Habana
* 2012 Feratum Film Festival
* 2012 Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre
* 2013 San Diego Latino Film Festival
* 2013 HorrorHound Weekend
* 2013 Weekend of Fear Festival

## Release

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The film premiered on 6 August 2012 at Fantasia Film Festival and was on 23 to 27 August 2012 at the London FrightFest Film Festival. The movie was distributed by Epic Pictures Group.

## Remake

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An American remake of the film was directed by Valladares and produced by Michael Biehn (who also starred), Jennifer Blanc and Loris Curci.[4] It was filmed in Houston, Texas during 2013.[5] The remake was released on VOD on December 2, 2016.[6]

## Soundtrack

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The song "Bloodspill" by Daniel Perrson is featured over the ending credits.

## References

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1. ^ "Hidden in the Woods: scopri su nocturno.it". Nocturno. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
2. ^ "Horror Survival". Hidden in The Wood (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
3. ^ AntBit (2016-06-08). "Hidden In The Woods (2012)". Projected Figures. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
4. ^ Borys, Kit (August 2, 2012). "Michael Biehn to Star in Remake of 'Hidden in the Woods'". The Hollywood Reporter.
5. ^ Shern-mon Chow, "Independent horror movie filming in Houston" Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, KHOU, July 12, 2013.
6. ^ Valladares, Patricio (2016-08-15). "Hidden in the Woods - Apple TV". Apple TV. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

## External links

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* Official page on Facebook
* Hidden in the Woods at IMDb
* hidden in the woods at Rotten Tomatoes