The Forest (2016) Horror Thriller Mystery

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Updated: September 14, 2023

The Forest Plot Synopsis:

The majority of the story is set in and around the Aokigahara Forest, a forest at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan known as a popular destination for suicide. Sara Price (Natalie Dormer), an American woman, receives a phone call from the Japanese police telling her that they think her troubled twin sister Jess Price (also Dormer) is dead, as she was seen going into Aokigahara forest. Despite the concerns of her fiance, Rob, she journeys to Japan and arrives at the hotel where her sister was staying. At her hotel, Sara meets a reporter named Aiden. They drink together, and she tells him of her parents' death. In reality, her father killed her mother, then committed suicide, but she tells him they were killed by a drunk driver. Her sister saw the bodies, but she didn't look. Aiden invites her to go into the forest with him and a park guide, Michi, so she can look for her sister..

Jason Zada"s The Forest (2016) is a spooky movie shedding some light on the suicide forest, the legendary Aokigahara Forest. The Forest releases in movie theaters January 8, 2016. The film stars Natalie Dormer as Sara trying to get to the bottom of the disappearance of her identical twin sister. Most people come to the forest to commit suicide, but this does not sit well with Sara, and she is determined to save her sister. Judging from the trailer and poster, we are in for a great treat of a horror movie in 2016. Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, and Yukiyoshi Ozawa star in The Forest.

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The Forest Plot Synopsis:

The majority of the story is set in and around the Aokigahara Forest, a forest at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan known as a popular destination for suicide. Sara Price (Natalie Dormer), an American woman, receives a phone call from the Japanese police telling her that they think her troubled twin sister Jess Price (also Dormer) is dead, as she was seen going into Aokigahara forest. Despite the concerns of her fiance, Rob, she journeys to Japan and arrives at the hotel where her sister was staying. At her hotel, Sara meets a reporter named Aiden. They drink together, and she tells him of her parents' death. In reality, her father killed her mother, then committed suicide, but she tells him they were killed by a drunk driver. Her sister saw the bodies, but she didn't look. Aiden invites her to go into the forest with him and a park guide, Michi, so she can look for her sister..

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