Wrong Turn (2021)
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A group of friends hiking the Appalachian Trail find themselves hunted by a mysterious cult in the mountains.
The story
Jennifer "Jen" Shaw, her boyfriend Darius, and three other friends arrive in a small town in rural Virginia to hike the Appalachian Trail. While navigating the wilderness, they encounter hostility from locals and a mysterious woman named Edith. Despite warnings, the group ventures off the trail to find an old fort. After a tragic accident leaves them disoriented and lost, the group must navigate the dangers of the wilderness. They soon discover they are not alone, as they encounter a mysterious organization known as the "Foundation" and must face the consequences of wandering into their territory.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a tree trunk kills Gary, the group becomes lost and separated. Milla goes missing, and the others find a plaque for the 'Foundation,' a group of settlers who believed the end of the United States was near. Adam is captured and later seen being moved by men in masks. During a confrontation, Adam kills one man but the others capture the remaining group. They are taken to the Foundation's headquarters and put before a court. Adam is sentenced to death and executed. Jen, attempting to save the others, strikes a deal with the leader, Venable: she offers herself as a wife and mother to his children, and Darius as a professional to solve their problems. She is accepted into the community. Months later, Jen's father, Scott, arrives to find her. Jen shoots him to protect her secret, but later releases him. She eventually escapes with him, and they are joined by others. In the final act, Jen discovers she is pregnant by Venable. She confronts him and eventually kills him and another cultist before returning to her family with the young girl, Ruthie.
- First release year
- 2021
- Runtime (minutes)
- 109
- Production countries
- United States; Germany; Canada
- Original languages
- English; Faroese
- Directors
- Mike P. Nelson
- Writers
- Alan B. McElroy · writer
- Cast and characters
- Charlotte Vega · Jennifer "Jen" Shaw; Adain Bradley · Darius Clemons; Bill Sage · Venable / Ram Skull; Emma Dumont · Milla D'Angelo; Dylan McTee · Adam Lucas; Daisy Head · Edith; Matthew Modine · Scott Shaw
- Genres
- folk horror; horror; thriller
- Themes
- cults; survival
- Tone and mood
- gory; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- reboot; survival horror; cult
- Franchise connections
- Wrong Turn
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics and was noted for its atmosphere despite being a reboot.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 64% · scale: percentage · review count: 64; Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100
- Production trivia
- The film was intended to be the first installment in a trilogy.; The film was originally scheduled for release in 2020.; The film departed from the cannibalistic and incest-related themes of its predecessors.
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