The Woodsman( 2004)

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Nothing can undo the past.

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After twelve years in prison, Walter returns home. His family has abandoned him, save for his brother-in-law. Few know he's a sex offender and pedophile. Walter finds an apartment and is regularly visited by his parole officer. He gets a job at a lumber mill and starts seeing a coworker. Then his new world begins to unravel; as his past becomes known, he strikes up a high-risk friendship with a young girl and realizes that a man loitering near a schoolyard is a child molester prowling for his next victim.

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Kevin Bacon
Walter
David Alan Grier
Bob
Kyra Sedgwick
Vicki
Eve
Mary-Kay
Benjamin Bratt
Carlos
Carlos Leon
Pedro
Michael Shannon
Rosen
Nicole Gibson
Girl with Red Ball
Kevin Rice
Candy
Yasiin Bey
Sgt. Lucas
Hannah Pilkes
Robin
Jessica Nagle
Annette
Liam Daniels
Boy at Playground
Joey Hazinsky
Cherub
Clara Hopkins Daniels
Little Girl on Bus
Ashley C. Coombs
Girl on Bus
Floriane Miniscloux
Girl in Mall
Aunt Dot
Saleswoman
Colleen Dengel
School Girl (uncredited)
Suzanne Dengel
School Girl (uncredited)
Leslie Noel Haigh
Girl on Bus (uncredited)
Laura Holloway
Waitress (uncredited)
Ashley Jackson
Background (uncredited)

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Thu May 14 2020

_**Great psychological study**_ Released in 2004, "The Woodsman" tells the story of Walter (Kevin Bacon) who's trying to make a life for himself in Philadelphia after spending 12 years in prison due to his abnormal predilection for 10-12 year-old girls. When news gets out of why he was in prison it causes problems with his girlfriend (Kyra Sedgwick) and at his new job. Walter desperately seeks healing from his condition even while he occasionally flirts with his sick desires. On top of this is Walter's parole officer who doesn't believe the ex-con can be trusted in conventional society. Mean...