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24/12/2004 Drama, Crime 1h 27m
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Nothing can undo the past.

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.

  1. Nicole Kassell

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Kevin Bacon

    Walter

  2. David Alan Grier

    Bob

  3. Kyra Sedgwick

    Vicki

  4. Eve

    Mary-Kay

  5. Benjamin Bratt

    Carlos

  6. Carlos Leon

    Pedro

  7. Michael Shannon

    Rosen

  8. Nicole Gibson

    Girl with Red Ball

  9. Kevin Rice

    Candy

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-05-14
_**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...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,000,000.00

Revenue
$4,700,000.00

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