더 월드 메이드 스트레이트 (2015)

죽음을 부르는 미로 | 전세계가 놀란 $44,000,000의 충격! | 라이온스 게이트의 새로운 공포가 온다! 친구들과 함께 가족 여행을 떠났던 사라는 갑작스러운 차 사고로 남편과 딸을 모두 잃고 만다. 그리고 1년 후, 아직 충격에서 벗어나지 못한 사라를 위해 친구들은 다시 한자리에 모이고, 6명의 친구들은 동굴 탐사를 떠난다. 하지만 무언가 잘못됐다. 지도에도 없는 낯선 동굴로 들어가게 된 그들은 어둠 저편 괴생물체의 위협을 받게 되고, 사고로 들어왔던 입구마저 막혀 버린다. 완벽한 고립! 이제 할 수 있는 일은 출구를 찾아 위험 속으로 계속 들어가는 것 뿐. 하지만 괴생물체의 공격은 계속되고, 1년 전 감춰져 있던 비밀까지 드러나며 그들은 서로조차 믿지 못하게 되는데..

동명의 에세이를 원작으로 한 작품. 원작은 세계 10대 트레일 중 하나인 미국 애팔래치아 트레일에 도전하는 작가가 6개월간의 여정동안 대자연의 위대함에 대해 묘하사고 있다.

비행기 추락 사고가 발생한 후, 한 변호사가 부상을 당한 채 홀로 눈을 뜬다. 낯선 그곳은 후두 주술사의 다락방. 이제 그는 붉은 달이 뜨기 전에 주술사의 마법에서 벗어나야 한다.

미국 남부 오하이오 출신의 전직 해병이자 지금은 예일 법대생 J.D. 밴스. 가족이 위기를 맞으면서, 그는 잊고자 노력했던 고향으로 돌아가게 된다. 가난한 시골 애팔래치아의 가족이 맺고 있는 복잡한 관계와 대면하게 된다. 그곳에선 중독에서 벗어나고자 몸부림치는 어머니 베브와의 위태로운 관계 또한 그를 기다리고 있다. 자신을 키워준 강인하고 현명한 할머니의 추억에 마음을 기대며, J.D.는 그의 인생에 지우지 못할 흔적을 남긴 가족을 포용하기에 이른다.

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