The Forest is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Jason Zada and written by Ben Ketai, Nick Antosca, and Sarah Cornwell. The film stars Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney. The film was released on January 8, 2016 in the United States byGramercy Pictures.
The story is set in the Aokigahara Forest, a forest at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan where people go to commit suicide. Sara Price (Natalie Dormer), a young American woman, arrives at the forest in search of her twin sister, who mysteriously disappeared. Despite warnings not to "stray from the path," Sara enters the forest to discover the truth about her sister's fate, only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead who now prey on unsuspecting victims.
The story is set in the Aokigahara Forest, a forest at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan where people go to commit suicide. Sara Price (Natalie Dormer), a young American woman, arrives at the forest in search of her twin sister, who mysteriously disappeared. Despite warnings not to "stray from the path," Sara enters the forest to discover the truth about her sister's fate, only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead who now prey on unsuspecting victims.
