The Woodsman

The Woodsman is a 2004 drama film directed and cowritten with Steven Fechter by Nicole Kassell, based on Fechters play of the same name. The movie stars Kevin Bacon as a convicted child molester who must adjust to life after prison.

Walter receives frequent visits from a suspicious, verbally abusive police officer named Lucas Mos Def. Lucas makes it clear that he is waiting to catch Walter reoffending. Watching the school, Walter sees a man offering candy to the children in an apparent effort to gain their confidence. He realizes that this man, whom he nicknames Candy Kevin Rice, is another child molester. Walter also meets an apparently lonely young girl named Robin Hannah Pilkes who is a bird watcher. Walter sees Candy abduct one of the children however, he does not report this to the police. Walters life takes a further downturn when a suspicious coworker, MaryKay Eve, learns of his conviction and alerts the entire mill. Some of the employees attack Walter, but Vicki and the boss of the mill come to his defense.Ostracized and frustrated, Walter leaves his workplace and goes to the park. Vicki, fearing the worst, begins to search for him. Walter ends up meeting with Robin at the park. As they talk, he begins to succumb to his desires and invites Robin to sit on his lap. She politely refuses, but then begins to confide in him. As she begins to cry, Walter realizes that she is being abused by her father. In her anguish, and sensing a similarity between her father and Walter, she offers to sit on Walters lap, wanting his approval. Walter undergoes an epiphany, realizing the harm child molestation causes, which he had been rationalizing as being something the victims wanted. Walter tells Robin to go home and, as she leaves, she gives him a hug. On his way home, he sees Candy dropping off a young boy near the school at night. In a fit of rage and selfhatred, Walter gives Candy a thorough beating. Afterwards, he goes to Vickis home, and she accepts him. ........

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