Backcountry (film)

Backcountry
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdam MacDonald
Written byAdam MacDonald
Produced byThomas Michael
StarringMissy Peregrym
Jeff Roop
Eric Balfour
Nicholas Campbell
CinematographyChristian Bielz
Edited byDev Singh
Music byFrères Lumières
Distributed byIFC Midnight
Release dates
  • September 8, 2014 (2014-09-08) (TIFF)
  • March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20) (United States)
  • August 14, 2015 (2015-08-14) (Canada)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$71,874[1]

Backcountry is a 2014 Canadian nature–survival horror film, written and directed by Adam MacDonald, marking his feature film directorial debut. It is loosely based on the true story of a hungry man-eating black bear that attacked Mark Jordan and Jacqueline Perry, in the back country of Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, North of Chapleau, Ontario in 2005, events for which Mark later received the Star of Courage award from Governor General Michaëlle Jean.[2][3][4]

The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and received generally positive reviews from critics upon release.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Backcountry (2015) - Financial Information".
  2. ^ "Black bear kills woman camper north of Chapleau, Ont".
  3. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (September 14, 2014). "Writer-Director Adam MacDonald Talks BACKCOUNTRY, the True Story, Shooting with Real Bears, Editing Gory Scenes and More at TIFF". Collider. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Governor General honours 15 Canadians for bravery".
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