Synopsis
A woman walks slowly through a dark, untouched forest. She is following someone in the distance, someone she can’t quite make out. Or is the other actually following her? Too late, the woman regrets a desperate attempt to escape her pursuer. As she starts to understand and approaches the point of no return, she is lured into making a dire decision.
A woman walks slowly through a dark, untouched forest. She is following someone in the distance, someone she can’t quite make out. Or is the other actually following her? Too late, the woman regrets a desperate attempt to escape her pursuer. As she starts to understand and approaches the point of no return, she is lured into making a dire decision.
Full credits
- Section
- New Dutch
- Director
- Nicola Hepp
- Production countries
- Netherlands
- Production year
- 2023
- Duration
- 11 minutes
- Producer
- Niekie Khaled
- Distribution
- Niekie Khaled Films
- Website
- http://www.nicolahepp.com
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