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In the Lake of the Woods

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In the Lake of the Woods
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1hr 35min
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1996
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RHI Entertainment, LLC./Genius Entertainment,
Synopsis: Based on Tim O'Brien's novel, In the Lake of the Woods is the story of a man driven by demons from his past and a mystery surrounding the disappearance of his wife. John Waylan (Peter Strauss), a candidate for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota, is leading in pre-election polls when a reporter for a Minneapolis newspaper breaks a story about Waylan's involvement in a massacre of civilians while he was a soldier in Vietnam. Waylan loses the election and retreats with his wife, Kathy (Kathleen Quinlan), ... Full Synopsis
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Unsatisfying as either a psychological portrait of a public man with two large skeletons in his closet or a mystery surrounding the disappearance of his wife, In the Lake of the Woods is still watchable, if only because of its broad ambitions. Since he was a boy, John Waylan has been driven to please other people, exemplified by his interest in performing magic tricks. In his adult life, he's steered ... Full Review
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