The film is listed as "Comedy, Horror, Mystery" at IMDb but fails to excel in any category.
When James Erickson's (Armin Habibovich) mother dies, she leaves behind a cardboard box with newspaper clippings, journals, etc. The bulk of the film consists of James going through the box and we see the items he reads as badly made film flashbacks. James has inherited some land that has a curse. People die who go on the land.
I can see the comedy aspect, although I don't know how much was intentional. The character of Jacob (Alex Cotant) as an elderly man was intentional. The beast living in the wilds of Solitude, North Dakota...all 95 acres of sacred land was a joke maybe? An expedition to look for a plant in the winter time? Finding a plant that immediately heals wounds, and then never using it in the plot again? Finding an arrowhead "on the ground" on top of snow? The acting was very sad, apparently some by design. I didn't find it very entertaining, except for Jacob.
Guide: F-word, sex, no nudity Winner of the 2014 Audience Award Twin Cities Film Fest...most likely because it makes fun of people in a border state.
When James Erickson's (Armin Habibovich) mother dies, she leaves behind a cardboard box with newspaper clippings, journals, etc. The bulk of the film consists of James going through the box and we see the items he reads as badly made film flashbacks. James has inherited some land that has a curse. People die who go on the land.
I can see the comedy aspect, although I don't know how much was intentional. The character of Jacob (Alex Cotant) as an elderly man was intentional. The beast living in the wilds of Solitude, North Dakota...all 95 acres of sacred land was a joke maybe? An expedition to look for a plant in the winter time? Finding a plant that immediately heals wounds, and then never using it in the plot again? Finding an arrowhead "on the ground" on top of snow? The acting was very sad, apparently some by design. I didn't find it very entertaining, except for Jacob.
Guide: F-word, sex, no nudity Winner of the 2014 Audience Award Twin Cities Film Fest...most likely because it makes fun of people in a border state.