Movie
The Woodsman
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-12-24
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lee Daniels Entertainment, Dash Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kevin Bacon as Walter
- David Alan Grier as Bob
- Kyra Sedgwick as Vicki
- Eve as Mary-Kay
- Benjamin Bratt as Carlos
- Carlos Leon as Pedro
- Michael Shannon as Rosen
- Nicole Gibson as Girl with Red Ball
- Kevin Rice as Candy
- Yasiin Bey as Sgt. Lucas
- Hannah Pilkes as Robin
- Jessica Nagle as Annette
Crew
- Nicole Kassell - Director
- Steven Fechter - Screenplay
- Nicole Kassell - Screenplay
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