The Woodsman (6.8)

Movie · 2004 · 1 h 27 min · Drama, Crime

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.

Directed by: Nicole Kassell

Starring Kevin Bacon, David Alan Grier, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve, Benjamin Bratt, Carlos Leon, Michael Shannon, Nicole Gibson, Kevin Rice, Yasiin Bey

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