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The Bad Shepherd

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In remote wilderness, a group of friends embark on a fateful hunting trip that takes a dark turn when they unintentionally take the life of a mysterious stranger carrying a bag brimming with illicit cash. As guilt and paranoia consume them, their loyalties are pushed to the brink. However, their nightmare intensifies when the bag's mysterious owner begins a relentless pursuit, forcing the friends into a treacherous game of survival where their bonds are tested, secrets unravel, and the desperate quest for redemption takes an unforgiving toll on their once unbreakable friendships.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Absurd psychological wilderness survival thriller. Rated: D Mar 4, 2024 Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion [A] threadbare excuse for a thriller... it’s not a good idea to put the word “bad” in your title when it’s so perfectly descriptive of your movie. Rated: D- Feb 22, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Barbara D It definitely won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoyed it, mainly because of Geo Santini, who is the still centre of the storm in this movie. His voice, appearance and movement is always restrained but always menacing. Clever plot which doesn't strive too hard to be believable: an act of violence, followed by some awful revelations, leads to betrayal, murder and, well, more murder. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/01/25 Full Review Allison N Despite the criticism of this film I think it was very edge of my seat thriller with unexpected twists and turns keeping my ADHD attention!!! Sadly the world is greedy and will be bad shepherds but there’s good people too. I loved the vampire twist at the end! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/25 Full Review Jeffrey P The initial set-up is okay and then the cheesy, badly portrayed gangster shows up and it just becomes less and less interesting before an ending that isn’t as surprising as it thinks. Maybe a good origins story, but an origins to what? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Dominic D It starts off typical enough and the plot is good , but then wanders like a man lost in the woods. It doesn’t make sense until we realize this is a horror film where anything is possible. It was mildly entertaining and I did want to see the outcome. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/25 Full Review Lizbet B Already did dark shadows and not even close. Unbelievably bad Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/25 Full Review Abdallah R it's a budget movie, c'mon what do you expect, I honestly enjoyed it , the acting is good enough to engage you with the movie, the plot is fine and cinematography is good . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In remote wilderness, a group of friends embark on a fateful hunting trip that takes a dark turn when they unintentionally take the life of a mysterious stranger carrying a bag brimming with illicit cash. As guilt and paranoia consume them, their loyalties are pushed to the brink. However, their nightmare intensifies when the bag's mysterious owner begins a relentless pursuit, forcing the friends into a treacherous game of survival where their bonds are tested, secrets unravel, and the desperate quest for redemption takes an unforgiving toll on their once unbreakable friendships.
Director
Geo Santini
Producer
Michael Chuney, Ryan David Jahn, Christos Kalabogias, Andrew Pagana
Screenwriter
Ryan David Jahn
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
Yellow Tape Media Group
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 23, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 23, 2024
Runtime
1h 31m
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