Backcountry

Backcountry is a 2014 Canadian nature–survival horror film, written and directed by Adam MacDonald, marking his feature film directorial debut. It is loosely based on the true story of a hungry man-eating black bear that attacked Mark Jordan and Jacqueline Perry, in the back country of Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, North of Chapleau, Ontario in 2005, events for which Mark later received the Star of Courage award from Governor General Michaëlle Jean. The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and received generally positive reviews from critics upon release. Plot Alex and his girlfriend Jenny arrive at a provincial park to go camping for the weekend. In hopes of exploring a trail he loved when he was younger, Alex refuses a map from the park ranger, confident that he knows the park well. On the first night after they set up camp, they encounter an Irish tour guide named Brad who Jenn invites to have dinner with them. Brad flirts with Jenn, much to Alex's annoyance; the two confront one another and Brad leaves. The following morning, Alex decides to go off-trail, deeper into the park where he remembers there is a lake with a waterfall. On the way, he sees a bear paw print in the ground but does not alert Jenn. They also discover a half-eaten deer carcass. When they arrive at where Alex believes the lake to be, they discover it is not and he realises they are lost. Panicked, Jenn looks for her cell phone to call for help but Alex reveals he removed it from her backpack and left it in the car, worried that she would be distracted by it all weekend. The pair argue, and Jenn reveals she never wanted to come hiking. Alex tells her he was planning to propose.