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Directed by: Antonia Bird Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle Captain John Boyd, receives a promotion after defeating the enemy command in a battle of the Mexican-American War in 1847, but because the general realizes it was an act of cowardice that got him there, he is given a backhanded promotion to Fort Spencer out in the desolate Sierra-Nevedas, where he is third in command. The others at the fort are two Indians, George and Martha; Chaplain Toffler, Reich, the soldier; Cleaves, a drugged-up cook; and Knox, who is frequently drunk. When a Scottish stranger named Colquhoun appears and recovers from frostbite, he tells a chilling story about his party leader, Ives, eating other members of the party to survive. As part of their duty, they must go up to the cave where this occurred to see if any have survived. Only Martha, Knox, and Cleaves stay behind. George warns that since Colquhoun admits to eating human flesh once, he must be a Windigo, a ravenous cannibalistic creature. The movie unfolds into a mind-boggling, plot-twister. There isn't much food for everybody and a long winter is ahead. How will they possibly survive? Because, once you have tasted the flesh of a human you crave for more and that is exactly what this movie is based on. I give this a movie a well deserved 3.. out of 5. PROS: - CONS: - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: -
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