Last updated on October 22nd, 2024 at 03:44 am
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Over her winter break, Riley, a college junior, is persuaded by her estranged parents, Kathy and John, to visit home to fix their fractured relationship. As Riley settles in, she discovers that her parents have developed an unsettling friendship with her high school ex, Gordon, and that mysterious children are now living in the house. A series of disturbing flashbacks reveal Kathy and John’s time at an eerie, unconventional couples therapy retreat that promised to heal their problems through supernatural means. As the day progresses, Riley starts to uncover the dark and twisted truth of her parents’ desperate attempts to mend the deep issues plaguing their family.
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Producer Lucas A. Ferrara was quoted saying: “CHILDREN OF THE PINES is a different kind of horror film that refuses to follow formula. Unlike other projects of the genre, you won’t find any knives, guns, axes, guillotines, or even chainsaws. Violence and gore are kept to a minimum. But if you enjoy being tantalized by the unknown and witnessing the consequences of a misguided family’s cataclysmic quest for redemption, this film promises to be a uniquely compelling and thought-provoking journey – as all the “best film” wins and award nominations attest.”
This marks the feature film directorial debut of Joshua Morgan.
This movie is the winner of BEST FEATURE at Ice CineFest, BEST THRILLER at Indo-French Film Festival as well as an audience award at Gasparilla International Film Festival.
Children of the Pines arrived in Select Theaters on December 24, 2023.
Freestyle Digital Media released Children of the Pines on VOD/Digital Platforms on October 18, 2024.
Freestyle Digital Media released Children of the Pines on DVD on October 22, 2024.
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