Summaries

As she does every summer, Sam takes a group of friends to accompany her on a retreat to the cottage she grew up in. On this year's trip, Sam and her friends are faced with the terrifying legend of Sam's Lake.

Inspired by a murder-mystery-turned-legend surrounding a massacre near "Sam's Lake," the film follows Sam, a young woman who, every summer, returns home to the secluded lakeside cottage she grew up in, to reconnect with her traditions and memories of the past deep within an isolated forest. This year's guests are a group of hip, young urbanites, who join Sam on her annual trip. But when Sam and her childhood friend and local to the area, Jesse, take the group on an adventure to revisit the site of the murder they all come face to face with the terrifying legend of "Sam's Lake."—Julian Zolkin

Details

Keywords
  • slasher
  • backwoods slasher
  • redneck
  • legend
  • lake camp
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
Release date Oct 28, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States Canada South Korea
Language English
Filming locations Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies Maverick Films Mirovision Knick Knack Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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