Woodshock (2016)

Directed by

Laura Mulleavy, Kate Mulleavy

Genre

psychological horror fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman turns to a powerful hallucinogenic substance to cope with her mother's death. The drug triggers violent and disturbing effects.

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What happens

Woodshock is a 2017 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy, in their joint feature directorial debut. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Joe Cole, and Pilou Asbæk. The plot follows a woman who, reeling after the loss of her mother, begins to cope with her grief by using a powerful substance which has hallucinogenic, violent repercussions. Inspired by the Redwood forests of Northern California, the Mulleavy sisters co-wrote the script for the film for two years. Woodshock was filmed on location in Humboldt County, California in the summer of 2015. Kirsten Dunst, who prepared for the role for a year, also served as the film's executive producer. The film had its world premiere at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, before receiving a limited release in the United States on September 22, 2017 by A24. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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