Last Kind Words

Last Kind Words

2012 · 85 min · ★ 4.7 · Romance, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

17-year old Eli moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon, a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with the forests. While on the farm, Eli meets the mysterious Amanda when she gives him an apple. The next day she extracts a promise from him to avoid the deep woods. Reeling from a violent encounter with his father, one night he breaks this promise and finds her body hanging from a tree.

Directed by Kevin Barker · Written by Kevin Barker

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