The Territory (1981) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1981 · 104 mins · English

Directed by

Raúl Ruiz

Starring

Isabelle Weingarten, João Bénard da Costa, Geoffrey Carey, Paul Getty Jr., Rebecca Pauly, Jeffrey Kime

A well‑to‑do group of vacationers sets out on a hiking excursion in the woods, but they are woefully ill‑equipped for the wild. As days turn into weeks, they become increasingly exhausted, hungry and desperate. A brief meeting with two food‑loving strangers on a bridge yields nothing because they cannot communicate. Gradually the party dwindles, and the remaining members begin to ration the flesh of the dead, turning each distribution into a solemn, almost ritualistic act.