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Sam's Lake (2006)

Name: Sam's Lake
Director: Andrew C. Erin
Genre: Suspense, Urban legend
Released: 2006
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Fay Masterson, Sandrine Holt, William Gregory Lee, Stephen Bishop, Salvatore Antonio

2006 · Andrew C. Erin · 87 min · South Korea, Canada, United States of America · Edited by 1

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Inspired by a murder-mystery-turned-legend surrounding a massacre near "Sam's Lake," the film follows Sam, a young woman who, every summer, returns home to the secluded lakeside cottage she grew up in, to reconnect with her traditions and memories of the past deep within an isolated forest.

A 2006 title built around Suspense and Urban legend. Directed by Andrew C. Erin.

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German: See des Grauens
Chinese: 薩姆的野外生存

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