Director: Alix Lambert
A Brooklyn couple's comfortable idealism gets tested when an old friend returns from abroad with an offer they cannot easily refuse in this 2024 horror-fantasy from director Alix Lambert.
What is The Woods Are Real about?
Joba and Quincy have built their identity around generosity: dinner-party causes, charitable donations, the whole self-satisfied package of well-off do-gooders. Their sense of moral superiority cracks open when a friend, back from a pilgrimage overseas, arrives with a proposal that pushes past donations and into something far stranger and more binding. What starts as a chance to prove their values runs deeper than either of them expected, and the film uses that discomfort to slide from social satire into unsettling folk-horror territory. Rather than jump scares, the tension builds through awkward social dynamics curdling into dread, as the couple's charity becomes a trap they walked into willingly.
Cast & crew
Matt Dellapina and Campbell Scott anchor the central pair with a believable mix of self-regard and unease, while Chinasa Ogbuagu, Nick Westrate, and Jeffrey Omura round out a supporting cast that keeps the film's satirical edge sharp even as events darken. Teresa Avia Lim and Kathleen McElfresh add texture to the friend circle whose comfortable assumptions come undone.
Context & significance
Released in 2024, The Woods Are Real sits at the intersection of horror and fantasy, using genre conventions to needle at wealth, guilt, and performative charity among a certain slice of American professionals. It is an American production shot with a small, character-driven cast rather than a large effects budget, keeping the focus on dialogue and mood.
Where & how to watch
The Woods Are Real streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing, part of a library built for Farsi-speaking audiences who want genre cinema without hunting across scattered sources. The page itself is open to browse without an account; watching the film requires signing in, and the interface runs in Farsi throughout for a smoother experience.