Paul Venters is a self-centered plastic surgeon who is soon to be married to beautiful Susan, but doesn't get along very well with his fiancée's family, particularly Susan's brother Marty, an ex-con who is trying to stay clean after beating a nasty drug habit. To appease his future wife, Paul tries to mend fences with Marty by inviting him along for a camping trip in the Canadian wilderness.
Acting
Corey Haim's raw, wounded energy as recovering addict Marty.
Cinematography
Canadian wilderness as suffocating trap, not escape.
Director
Rob W. King
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corey Haim was deep in his own addiction struggles during filming; his performance carries unsettling autobiographical weight.
Shot in Saskatchewan, this is peak 'Canadian tax shelter thriller'—cheap, grim, and weirdly honest about class resentment.
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