plot synopsis

PLOT SYNOPSIS - ACTS OF KINDNESS

The film begins with a young women walking confused and disorientated through a forest. She has blood on her t-shirt and appears to be looking for help. It is intertwined with flashbacks of the night before and the audience discovers at the end why she is wandering in the forest, alone and why her top is bloodied; whether she is in danger or not. 

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