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“The Wicker Tree,” based on Mr. Hardy’s novel “Cowboys for Christ,” and a companion piece to the 1973 film, infinitely surpasses the LaBute fiasco, but can’t beat the raw, earthy and ...
Jan 27, 2012 · The Wicker Tree: Directed by Robin Hardy. With Brittania Nicol, Henry Garrett, James Mapes, Lesley Mackie. Charmed by the residents of Tressock, Scotland, two young missionaries accept the invitation to participate in a local festival, fully unaware of the consequences of their decision.
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- Drama, Horror
- Robin Hardy
- 2012-01-27
The Wicker Tree is a 2011 British horror film written and directed by Robin Hardy. It contains many direct parallels and allusions to Hardy's 1973 film The Wicker Man, and is intended as a companion piece which explores the same themes.
Mar 16, 2024 · The first and most important thing to keep in mind when sitting down to watch Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Tree (a premiere at Montreal’s Fantasia festival) is that it’s not a direct sequel to Hardy’s horror masterpiece The Wicker Man—not in story and certainly not in spirit.
- Michael Gingold
Jan 27, 2012 · The Wicker Tree is a spiritual sequel from the original director separated by nearly four decades. Expectations are the trickiest of things in pulling something like this off.
- Contributing Writer
Jan 31, 2012 · Reviews. Jan 31, 2012 2:15pm PT. The Wicker Tree. Neither remake nor sequel, Robin Hardy's companion piece to his legendary 1973 "Wicker Man" proves an altogether tamer piece of filmmaking,...
Based on Hardy’s 2006 novel “Cowboys for Christ”, “The Wicker Tree” centers on an unfortunately named pop country superstar Beth Boothby (Brittania Nicol) and her fiancé Steve (Henry Garrett) as they embark on an evangelical mission to the farthest-reaching corners of the sinful, non-Christian world in order to convert those heathens ...
