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The Wilderness

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A group of troubled teenage boys are kidnapped from their homes and taken deep into the unforgiving Utah desert, where they are forced into a brutal and secretive "Wilderness Therapy" program. With no contact with the outside world, their only way home is to earn the approval of the enigmatic program director--whose motives are far from therapeutic. As the line between rehabilitation and manipulation blurs, the boys must decide whether to survive the program or escape it.

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Spencer King

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Hunter Doohan

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Lamar Johnson

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Sam Jaeger

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Aaron Holliday

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Matt Gomez Hidaka

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Synopsis A group of troubled teenage boys are kidnapped from their homes and taken deep into the unforgiving Utah desert, where they are forced into a brutal and secretive "Wilderness Therapy" program. With no contact with the outside world, their only way home is to earn the approval of the enigmatic program director--whose motives are far from therapeutic. As the line between rehabilitation and manipulation blurs, the boys must decide whether to survive the program or escape it.
Director
Spencer King
Producer
Amy Berg, Hunter Doohan, Aaron Paul, Larissa Beck, Lily Blavin, Spencer King
Screenwriter
Spencer King
Distributor
Dark Star Pictures
Production Co
Disarming Films
Genre
Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 2025, Wide