• The Shadow Year

  • Laurie Craig
  • Available
  • No Manager
  • 2013
  • Family
  • 83.1
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Market: Thu, 31 Jan 2013
AgentJordan Bayer (Original Artists)
ProductionThe Donners' Company
Two young brothers, who have built an exact replica of their town in their basement, are troubled when their younger sister starts moving pieces of the model in ways that seem to mirror the bizarre happenings in the town; namely that several local kids have gone missing.
In 1969, a young boy and his brother must stop a malevolent force of evil that has slowly made it's way to their town, causing people to go missing.
Two adolescent brothers take it upon themselves to find their kidnapped friend and the responsible mysterious culprit only to find their own security and safety being drawn into the dangerous pursuit.
A young boy and his brother investigate a supposed child killer, the eerie details of which are prophesied by their troubled sister using a model of their hometown.
Film
Film, Drama, Family, Supernatural, Thriller, Ghost, Murder
115
R
Medium
M
White / European
12
Average
Mother, The Others, Stand By Me, The Sixth Sense, It (The children's battle against evil)
1969. Spans a few years.
Interiors include multiple houses, a basement, living room, dining room, multiple kitchens, hallways, trailer, elementery school, library, nurse's office, classroom, school hallway, principal's office, church basement, basement chapel, multiple bedrooms, garage, a fake town made with household items (dream setting), hardware store, deli, police station, police station offices, police car, 1950s car, hospital waiting rooms and corridors. Exteriors include multiple neighborhood streets, homes, backyards, a field, a large pipe surrounding, manhole cover, playground, sidewalks, Catholic church, a frozen lake, school, wooded path, woods, fallen tree, train crossing, deli, multiple roads, and roofs.
DAVID (12), a young, timid boy and his cocky, resourceful brother, JIM (?) live together in a small town with their alcoholic MOTHER (?) and their sister MARY (10), who claims to hear voices and frequently congregates with imaginary friends. Their father has left, and the family is broken. David and Jim spent much of their time working on Botch Town, a model of their own hometown, and at night, they sneak out and explore the area.

One night, they encounter a mysterious white vehicle. Later, they learn that there is word of a mysterious prowler in the neighborhood. Dave and Jim have a fascination with the figure, even building a replica figure of the prowler in Botch Town with spiked arms and glowing eyes. This disturbs Mary, who has an unsettling mental connection with this figure.

David's friend CHARLIE EDISON (12) decides to investigate the prowler alone, and goes missing. David believes there is a connection between the mysterious white car and Charlie's disappearance, and after investigating the woods within the area, shockingly runs into Charlie's mother. Rushing home, he sees a figure of Mrs. Edison in the same remote area. He also discovers that Mary believes an unknown force is compelling her to...