Wilderness

Wilderness

Year: 2006

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: M.J. Bassett

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Punishment, not revenge, drives the story. After a fellow inmate dies, a group of juvenile delinquents is shipped to a remote British island, turned into a harsh penal outpost. Cut off from the mainland, they must confront the brutal environment and each other just to survive.

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Timeline – Wilderness (2006)

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1

Facility arrival and Davie’s suicide

Callum arrives at a juvenile facility run by Jed, alongside Steve, Blue, Jethro, Lindsay, Davie and Lewis. The group harasses Davie and Lindsay; when Davie answers back, Steve and Lewis humiliate him by urinating on them. Davie later slashes his wrists and dies, prompting Davie's dad to learn of the suicide and triggering plans to send the group to an island for team-building.

Juvenile facility
2

Isle transfer and first contact with Louise's team

The group is taken to an island for team-building. Callum is knocked out by an unseen force and is later found by the others. They swim and spot a campfire in the distance; Lindsay is captured. They meet a separate group led by Louise (with Jo and Mandy); Jed and Louise agree to keep the groups apart, while Jo and Lewis start a romance.

Island
3

Homeless man confrontation

Steve and Lewis encounter a homeless man who attacks Steve with a stick. In self-defense, Steve kills him; later Callum discovers the man is dead. The incident marks the first lethal violence on the island.

Island
4

Blood on hands and group merge

Callum is caught washing blood off his hands and discovers his emergency phone is missing. Jed blames the group for the loss, which leads to anger among the survivors. To improve safety, Jed and Louise decide to merge the two groups.

Island clearing
5

Water fetch and Jethro's dismembered arm

The next morning, Jethro goes to fetch water and is attacked by something. Blue and Lindsay search and recover Jethro's dismembered arm from the water. The discovery signals the looming danger and sets a grim tone for the island.

Morning Water source
6

Ambush: Jed, arrows, and the dogs

The group is ambushed; Jed is shot with arrows, disabled, and then disemboweled as four dogs, controlled by a whistle, maul him. Louise sacrifices herself by leading the dogs away and is knocked off a cliff as the assault unfolds.

Forest/coast
7

Discovery of Jethro's body and Davie's dad revealed

The survivors discover Jethro's body hanging from a tree with the letter D carved into his flesh. They find refuge in a cabin; Lindsay reveals that Davie’s dad is the killer behind the island horrors.

Forest/Cabin area
8

Blue's assault on Jo and his death

Blue makes a reckless attempt to rape Jo, provoking Lewis to intervene. Blue falls into a bear trap and dies; Mandy and Callum attempt to free him but fail, ending his life in the trap.

Cabin area
9

Escape attempt and Louise's status

Davie's dad drives the remaining survivors out of the cabin with smoke, scattering them. Steve leaves Lindsay behind to fend for himself. They later find Louise alive but badly injured and move her to a safe, dry area while they search for a boat.

Cabin vicinity
10

Louise's death

Davie's dad sneaks up on Louise in camouflage and slashes her throat, killing her. With Louise dead, the survivors split up again to search for a way off the island.

Near cabin/shore
11

Boat plan, attack, and dogs

Steve and Lewis locate a boat, but the fuel line is cut and Davie's dad fires a flaming arrow, setting the boat alight. The dogs return; Steve and Lewis climb a rock while the others wade through the water, and Lindsay is captured to be used as bait for the dogs.

Coastal area
12

Final confrontation and escape

The dogs are recalled; Callum kills a dog. They discover Louise's head on a stick with Davie's name written in blood, a grim symbol of the killer's reach. Callum wounds Davie's dad with an axe, chases him with a crossbow, while Mandy confronts Lindsay, who confesses to orchestrating the killings before falling to his death. In the end, Callum and Mandy sail away on a boat, with Callum declaring that everyone died on the island.

Island/shore

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 15:07

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