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Today I'll show you a supernatural horror film: "Wake Wood"
Spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
The movie begins by showing a happy family of three
During their daughter Alice's birthday,
the father gives her a pet squirrel, while the mother gifts her a locket
After her school, Alice visits a German Shepherd dog in the father's clinic
Unfortunately, the dog mauls her, which causes severe injuries to her body
The couple find her injured body; and they attempt to bring her to the hospital
However, she still dies along the way
After their daughter's death, the couple moved into a small town, called "Wake Wood"
They are still grieving her death; but they try their best to get through it
the father works as a veterinarian for the town livestock, while the mother runs a pharmacy
One day, the father assists a cow in giving birth
He slices its stomach, and successfully lets out its newly born calf
There, he meets the town Mayor, who manages the town and its livestock
Meanwhile in the pharmacy, the mother meets a woman short-named "Auntie",
who has a strange niece, a little girl
Later, the mother feels sadness, as she remembers her dead daughter
the father arrives, and finds her lying with their daughter's stuff
He then wants to throw it away; so the mother can move and eventually forget Alice
He insists that forgetting their dead daughter is their only option
After that, she declares that she wants to break up with him
She then asks him to bring her to the station, as she wants to leave the town; he obliges
Along the way, their car malfunctions
so they come out of the car to check it
Just then, the mother hears something strange
They proceed to walk towards Mayor's house, to ask for a mechanic's help
They pass through a field of gravestones, and eventually arrive at Mayor's house
They knock on the door; but no one responds
the father tries to call him, while the mother comes to check the backyard
There, she witnesses Mayor and the town residents performing a cult-like ritual
She sees the residents breaking a receptacle; and to her shock, a live human comes out of it
It seems that a human has rebirth
Horrified by the scene, she immediately walks back home
So the father just follows her, wondering what she witnessed in the backyard
Meanwhile, Mayor senses their presence in his house
They eventually arrive at their home; and to their surprise, Mayor awaits them inside their home
the father asks why Mayor is there
Mayor replies it is a county behavior;
and he is just making sure everything is fine with the couple
He then leaves the house after that
The following day, a mechanic comes to fix their car
the father sees Mayor waving at him in the distance;
but upon glancing at the car, Mayor is suddenly gone
Later at the pharmacy, the mother encounters the strange girl, who is acting strange again
The girl is shaking, as she takes a sunglass in the pharmacy
Auntie arrives, puts a wood necklace on her, and immediately takes her away
Later, the mother notices the residents parading in the streets, while jingling their woods
So she walks out to check it
She sees the strange girl following it
The girl approaches her, and utters that Alice has a lovely voice
So later, she comes to Auntie's house,
and asks how her niece, the strange little girl, knew their dead daughter's name
Auntie then reveals that Wake Wood has a secret hidden from everyone
She suggests to the mother to move on, and just creates another baby to love
She adds that she knows how the mother feels
This gives the mother a hint that Auntie's niece is already dead
Auntie believes that the mother must be desperate to get back Alice
the mother desperately asks if it is possible to do that
But Auntie replies that she does not know
Later, the couple come to treat a large sick sheep
The sheep gets out of control; so a grandpa enters the small cage to calm it down
Just then, the large sheep pins him down in the cage, preventing him from moving
They immediately try to open the cage gates
However, in a few moments, the large sheep is crushing his body; and he slowly bleeds
They soon manage to open the gate
but it is already too late, as Grandpa dies from it
The couple are horrified upon witnessing the scene
Mayor eventually arrives and consoles them
the father tells him that they are leaving Wake Wood
Mayor tries to convince him not to leave; but he says it is his final decision
Mayor then offers the father that he can bring Alice back to life for three days,
if she has been dead for less than a year
In that way, the couple can hold her, and bid goodbye to her properly to ease their pain
the father does not believe it; so he says it is nonsense
Mayor then instructs him to ask his wife, because she knows about it
Later, the father forces his wife to reveal what she saw in the backyard
So she says that she saw a rebirth ritual; and it made her believe Mayor's offer
she wants to accept the offer, since she desperately wants to see her daughter again
the father follows her desire, hoping it can fix their relationship
The couple comes to Mayor later, sharing their decision to accept his offer
To get Alice back to life, Mayor begins asking them personal questions about her
He then seemingly puts it to his abacus-like tool
He asks the couple how long Alice has been dead
the father lies about it, and says that Alice has been dead only for 11 months
Upon hearing it, Mayor shakes the abacus, and declares he can bring Alice back for three days
After that period, Alice would have to go back to the woods, and lie with the roots
the mother asks if Alice would be normal;
and Mayor replies that she would be exactly like the real Alice
But they must keep her within Wake Wood
Mayor then informs them that the ritual will bind them to Wake Wood
This means that they would permanently live in Wake Wood, to take care of the livestock
The couple gladly accepts the consequences, in exchange for a three-day stay with their daughter
Now, to bring back Alice, they need a corpse
So Mayor suggests they can use Grandpa's corpse, who just died from the sheep attack
The following day, they come to Grandpa's wake
There, they ask Grandpa's wife, called "Grandma", if they can use his body for the ritual
Grandma warns them for taking the offer to reside in Wake Wood permanently,
since they were not born there
The couple then insists they are happy in Wake Wood
But Grandma still refuses to grant their request, since she notices something wrong with the couple
So Mayor intervenes, and threatens Grandma that he will not bring back Grandpa
Because she is also desperate to see her dead husband again,
she's forced to agree on using his body for the ritual
After that, Mayor says they need to bring a physically connected thing to Alice
So the couple comes to the cemetery, and digs Alice's grave
the father grabs Alice's finger bone and her locket
Soon after, the couple brings it to the ritual ceremony, where the Wake Wood residents are present
As the ritual is about to begin, a truck brings in Grandpa's dead body;
and they hang it upside down
After that, a machine proceeds to break its thorax; and blood starts coming out of its eyes
Mayor slices its back, cutting its spinal cord, and taking a bone out of it
He then puts Alice's finger bone into its mouth; and he begins uttering a prayer
The residents form a circle, and begin declaring the prayer
After that, Mayor lays down the body, and tells the mother to drop her blood on it
The residents put the clay around the body; and Mayor sets it on fire
In a few moments, the clay creates a solid receptacle around the body; and Mayor breaks it
Fluids and blood come out of it first; and Alice eventually emerges from it
The couple gladly embraces their revived daughter, and takes her back home
They give her a bath; and the mother cuts her hair
It seems that she is normally behaving, as she utters that she has had a strange dream
The couple notices she has the same eye color as Grandpa
The following day, it is Alice's first day
the father happily prepares breakfast for his family
Alice still acts normally
but she utters that their house feels different
Later, the three play in their garden
They are all full of laughter
Suddenly, Alice runs into the woods
The couple notice that she's gone; so they frantically look for her in the woods
They then find her staring at a dead bird on a tree
There, the father gives her a locket; and she remembers that it was given by her mother
After that, the three go on a road trip
Along the way, the father accidentally hits a dog
He then brings it back home to treat its injuries
As he is operating the dog, Alice watches from behind
She becomes interested in it; and she helps him out
Sometime later, Mayor visits the father,
reminding him to be ready to let Alice go, when the time comes
That night, the mother tells Alice a bedtime story, making her fall asleep
After that, the couple are happy about their daughter's comeback
Their relationship seems to be better
However, after they fall asleep, Alice wakes up in the middle of the night
The next day, it is Alice's second day
She picks up her belongings, and puts them in a garbage bag
She takes a doll out of the garbage, trying to imitate her rebirth
Grandma knocks at the door, and invites her to ride their pony
the father says they already have a plan for that day
But Grandma insists that the family come to ride the pony
Apparently, Alice has never ridden a pony before;
but upon trying it, she manages to maneuver it well
After the pony riding, the couple come to have some tea,
leaving Alice alone with Grandma, who asks her to play a game
Grandma asks Alice some questions; and she records them on the abacus
Suddenly, Grandma notices something wrong with her
Alice then abruptly leaves, uttering she doesn't like Grandma
the father rushes to get her; while the mother gets the car
They are attempting to escape from Wake Wood
But right when Alice walks across the border, her wounds from the dog suddenly come back
She passes out; and the father brings her to the car
They then drive the car back inside the Wake Wood border;
and Alice's wound miraculously heals in an instant
She wakes up, and acts normally again
That night, Mayor and the residents come to their house
They want to take Alice back, since the couple attempts to leave Wake Wood
They warn the couple that there is something wrong with Alice,
which can have catastrophic consequences
But the father insists that there is nothing wrong with her;
and he wants to keep her for the last day
The third day comes; and it is Alice's last day
the father wakes up, and notices blood and mud on Alice's hand
He walks out of the house, only to find their dog mutilated
The dog's skin is separated from its body
the father suspects that Alice might be responsible for it
He checks her hand again; but it turns out to be free from mud and blood
Shortly after, Auntie arrives in their house, handing over the magic wood necklace,
that is used to guide Alice back to the woods
She reminds them that the residents will come back later
However, the couple plan to hide her away from the residents
Right then, the father receives a call from his work;
so he goes to attend it, leaving his wife and daughter alone in the house
Alice asks her mom when the baby will come
So the mother immediately takes a pregnancy test; and it turns out, she is already pregnant
After that, the mother finds Alice is gone from their house
She frantically goes to look for her
In his work, the father finds Alice's locket in front of the mutilated sheep
This increases his suspicion that Alice might be responsible for it
So he immediately euthanizes the sheep by shooting it
That night, Alice visits Mayor and his colleagues in his house
She grabs a bloody metal tool from the table, and stares at the old man
She instantly stabs his neck
After that, the lights turn off; and she is gone
She visits Grandma's house next
Grandma tries to put a magic wood necklace on her; but she appears to be immune to it
She mercilessly stabs Grandma in the neck
As Grandma keeps bleeding, she hangs the helpless Grandma to death
Shortly after, the couple continue to search for Alice
They then find Grandma's dead body, believing that Alice might be responsible for it
So they drive back home, hoping Alice will go back there
Along the way, they stop and see dead birds on the pathway
There, they encounter Alice; and the father puts her to sleep with a shot
knowing the danger, the couple brings Alice to Auntie;
so they can together bring her back to the woods
Along the way however, Alice puts her father to sleep
As Auntie slowly approaches her, she suddenly inserts her hand into Auntie's stomach,
and grabs the heart, leading to her gruesome death
Upon witnessing it, the mother immediately runs away from her
Mayor and the residents arrive in the woods and restrain the father, using the magic wood necklace
Apparently, Mayor has already found out that the father lies about Alice's death
It turns out, Alice has been dead for more than a year
Meanwhile, the mother runs to the windmill, which marks Wake Wood's border
She calls Alice to come there
Alice slowly approaches her outside the Wake Wood's border
Just then, Alice's dog bites wounds come back; and she passes out
the mother then brings her back to the woods, where Mayor and the residents await her
There, she tearfully buries Alice using the mud, while she tells Alice a bedtime story
As she is finished burying Alice, she embraces her husband
Suddenly, Alice's hands come out of the mud, and grab the mother
In response, the father tries to drag her back; but the residents prevent him
the mother gets buried in the mud soon
the father tries to dig it; but she is nowhere to be found
Mayor says that it is a consequence of the father's lie
The movie ends when the father comes to the pharmacy to get his wife's hair,
and uses it for the ritual to revive his wife
The next scene shows the mother is reborn from the receptacle
But this time, she is about to give birth soon, as her womb is already big
the father happily takes her back home
In the end, the father prepares his medical tools,
possibly to let his revived wife give birth to their child
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