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While She Was Out (2008)

While She Was Out poster
Directed by
Susan Montford
Genre
Christmas film
Country
United States, Canada
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 199 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A suburban housewife becomes stranded in a forest after a run-in with a group of violent men. She must use her wits and surroundings to survive as they hunt her.

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What happens

While She Was Out is a 2008 American horror-thriller film starring Kim Basinger and Lukas Haas. Basinger plays a suburban housewife who is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. It was written and directed by film producer Susan Montford based on a short story by Edward Bryant which was originally an episode of the TV series The Hidden Room in 1993. The film was produced by Mary Aloe and Don Murphy. Its executive producers included Guillermo del Toro and Basinger. The film was shot in 2006 and had a very limited release in five theaters in Texas during 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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