The Woodsman Page #2

Synopsis: After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a tough-talking woman who promises not to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past. A convicted sex offender, Walter is warily eyed by his brother-in-law, shunned by his sister, lives in fear of being discovered at work, and is hounded by a suspicious local police officer, Detective Lucas. After befriending a young girl in a neighborhood park, Walter must also grapple with the terrible prospect of his own reawakened demons.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Nicole Kassell
Production: Newmarket Films
  7 wins & 20 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
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Year:
2004
87 min
$1,456,291
Website
288 Views


Thank you.

Hey, Walter.

Hello.

Hello.

You okay?

Walter, what did you do?

What happened to you?

Walter?

Why do you want to know?

Because I like you.

What's the worst thing

you ever did?

The worst?

I f***ed my best friend's husband.

I mean, my best friend

since second grade.

He had the hots for me and...

Yeah, he was cute.

We'd get it on for days.

And then he told her... the sh*t.

Broke up their marriage.

Ruined our friendship.

I still feel like the lowest piece of sh*t

when I think about that.

So, what did you do?

I molested little girls.

Twelve years in prison is no joke.

How young?

Between 10 and 12.

Once a nine-year-old

told me she was 11.

Once a 14-year-old

told me she was 12.

I always asked

how old they were.

What did you do to them?

It's not what you think.

I never hurt them.

Never.

Look...

I want you to go now, all right?

I told you

I'm not easily shocked.

Yeah, well, you should be shocked.

- Or do you get off on this sh*t?

- What?

When will I be normal?

We have a lot of work to do.

- Will I ever be normal?

- What's your idea of being normal?

What's your idea

of being a f***in' shrink?

- Sorry.

- Watch where you're going.

Sorry.

So what's happening?

Braves are kicking the sh*t

out of the Phillies.

F***ing Phillies.

It's just the beginning of the season.

You got to give them a chance.

- So, how was the party?

- What party?

- The birthday party.

- F***. It was great.

You should have seen Carla.

She was so pretty.

She looked like a princess.

She's the light of my life, man.

You don't want

to love them too much though.

No such thing, man.

I couldn't love her enough.

Oh, I've got photos.

You want to see?

- Nah, it's all right.

- Ah, come on.

I don't want to see

any goddamn pictures, all right?

They're just photos

I took at the party.

Carlos, I want to see my sister

and my niece in person.

Okay?

Yeah, okay.

I'm just saying Carlos

has a thing for his daughter.

If he's not careful, he's gonna suffer.

You think I'm crazy?

Do you think you're crazy?

You know, talking to you is like riding

on a f***in' merry-go-round.

That's a marvellous image, Walter.

Because by going in circles we find things

we missed the first time around.

When will I be normal?

"So what should I do?

Call the cops?

Yeah, that's pretty funny.

But what if Candy seduces one

to go for a ride?

Yeah, that's right.

If the boy goes for a ride...

it's because he wants

to go for a ride. "

Walter.

Cop.

Sergeant Lucas.

You mind if I come in?

You are in.

Yeah, I am.

But I always like to ask.

It's a force of habit.

You don't mind if I look around, do you?

I would.

Why, you got something to hide?

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Nicole Kassell

Nicole Kassell (born 1972) is an American film and television director. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she received her degree from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. While a student there, she made three short films, including The Green Hour, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002. A year earlier, she had won the Slamdance Screenplay Competition for her first feature-length project, The Woodsman, adapted from Steven Fechter's 1997 minimalist play she had seen staged at The Actors Studio in New York City. Her enthusiasm for it convinced Lee Daniels, one of the producers of Monster's Ball, to help her get funding for the film version. When he approached Kevin Bacon, the actor was so impressed by the script, about a convicted child molester forced to deal with social prejudice and the fear he will not be able to control his dark urges after he's released from prison, that he suggested he star in the movie opposite wife Kyra Sedgwick. The Woodsman competed at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival, was featured in the Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, and eventually was released to the public in 2004. Kassell's second feature film, A Little Bit of Heaven, a romantic comedy starring Kate Hudson and Gael García Bernal, had its first release in February 2011 in the UK. Kassell has directed episodes of the series Cold Case and 3 lbs (both on CBS), The Closer (on TNT), The Killing (on AMC), Vinyl (on HBO) and The Americans (on FX). She has adapted Arthur Miller's play The Ride Down Mt. Morgan for the big screen. At present, the project is in pre-production with a cast that includes Diane Keaton, Emily Blunt and Michael Douglas, who is also serving as executive producer. She also is writing an adaptation of the book Bad Medicine for HBO. more…

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