Wendigo (film)
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| Directed by | Larry Fessenden |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Levy-Hinte |
| Written by | Larry Fessenden |
| Starring |
Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber, Erik Per Sullivan |
| Music by | Michelle DiBucci |
| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
| Edited by | Larry Fessenden |
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Antidote Films
Glass Eye Pix |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Wendigo is a 2001 horror film by Larry Fessenden starring Patricia Clarkson and Jake Weber.
George (Jake Weber) is a highly-strung professional photographer who is starting to unravel from the stress of his work with a Manhattan advertising agency. Needing some time away from the city, George, his wife Kim (Patricia Clarkson), and their 10-year-old son Miles (Erik Per Sullivan) head to upstate New York to take in the winter sights, though the drive up is hardly relaxing for any of them.
George accidentally hits and severely injures a deer that ran onto the icy road. After George stops to inspect the damage, he's confronted by an angry local named Otis who flies into a rage, telling George that he and his fellow hunters had been tracking the deer for some time. An argument breaks out, which leaves George feeling deeply shaken. When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they discover that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken it over.
The next day, when they stop at a store in a town near the cabin, a shopkeeper tells Miles about the legend of the Wendigo, a deformed beast from Indian folklore who changes from a human to a hideous beast after engaging in cannibalism. The Wendigo also has supernatural powers and can change its appearance at will. The shopkeeper then gives him a small figurine of a Wendigo. Shaken, Miles can't help but think the Wendigo has something to do with the dark forces at work in the woods near the cabin.
Later that day, while sledding together, George suddenly falls to the ground, leaving Miles alone and lost in the woods. Frightened, Miles approaches his dad when he is chased by the wendigo and passes out. He is awakened later by a frightened Kim, who went looking for her family once they didn't come home.
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