The People Garden

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The People Garden

R

Released Sep 13, 2016

1h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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7 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

When a young woman travels to Japan to break up with her rock star boyfriend, she learns he has disappeared in a mysterious forest.

Nick Schager

Film Journal International

Merely a collection of ominously framed images devoid of purpose.

Sep 13, 2016

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Mostly ... "The People Garden" is so slow and spare that it barely registers. It just floats through the forest, silent and bloodless.

Sep 8, 2016

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Morgan Rojas

Cinemacy

Everyone who watches this film can take something away from this cinematic experience, from admiring Litz's directorial choices to lusting after Hemingway's wardrobe, do try to put The People Garden on your list of under the radar, must-see movies.

Aug 6, 2018

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Randall King

Winnipeg Free Press

The set-up promises some kind of dramatic climax but comes up largely vacant.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 23, 2016

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Mark R. Leeper

Mark Leeper's Reviews

Somewhere in this 83-minute mystery story there is a mediocre 20-minute film struggling to get out.

Rated: 3/10

Sep 12, 2016

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

When Litz puts us alone in that forest with Sweetpea and her fears, The People Garden has a dark, compelling pull.

Rated: 3/5

May 4, 2016

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Sweetpea

Pamela Anderson

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Synopsis

When a young woman travels to Japan to break up with her rock star boyfriend, she learns he has disappeared in a mysterious forest.

Director: Nadia Litz
Producer: Coral Aiken, Daniel Bekerman, Jonathan Bronfman
Screenwriter: Nadia Litz
Distributor: FilmBuff
Rating: R (Some Language|Disturbing Images|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 13, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m