The Cold Lands

2013

1h 40m

5.7(22 votes)

Drama

Overview

After his mother’s sudden death, a young boy disappears into the deep woods of upstate New York and takes up with an unpredictable and mysterious drifter.

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10 members

Acting

Silas Yelich

Atticus

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Lili Taylor

Nicole

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Peter Scanavino

Carter

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Maggie Low

Maggie

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Nick Sandow

Foreman

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John Ventimiglia

Jackson

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Sean Crespo

Cop

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Tom Gilroy

Tom

Production

Trace Henderson

Addison

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Writing

Brian McCormick

Richard

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