Deep in the Woods

Deep in the Woods

2010 · 102 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, Romance

A wanderer named Timothee arrives in a French village in 1865 pretending to be deaf and mute. He uses tricks to hypnotize a beautiful young woman named Josephine and takes advantage of her until he is arrested and tried for his crimes.

Directed by Benoît Jacquot · Written by Julien Boivent

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