Student filmmakers vanish in the woods, leaving behind chilling footage and an unsolved, bleak mystery.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch that takes its time. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: real scares and several jump scares.
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In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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