History Film / IntoTheForest

* CosyCatatrophe: Despite the challenges brought on by the collapse of society and the loss of many luxuries and convinces that civilization afforded them, Nell and Eva are for the most part able to do just fine for themselves in their idyllic secluded forest home despite having essentially regressed back to pre-industrial levels of technology.

* BigBlackout: The plot-triggering event. It's never revealed what caused it or how wide it spreads.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Stan [[spoiler: rapes Eva in the film. In the book he was a one-note character that only appears in the store and the rapist is a stranger.]]

''Into the Forest'' is a 2016 Canadian [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] drama film written and directed by Patricia Rozema, based on the debut novel of the same name by Jean Heglund.

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends with the two sisters and Eva's newborn camping in the woods, without a home or a clear idea of how they'll survive. There is no indication of whether the blackout will ever end]].
* NoBikesInTheApocalypse: The family's only transportation choices are walking or using the family car because Robert had recently given their bikes away to some poor kids.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted, as Nell is relieved over getting hers after having unprotected sex with Eli.

Starring Creator/EllenPage and Creator/EvanRachelWood, the story follows two sisters, Nell and Eva, struggling to survive in a secluded forest home during a BigBlackout that has caused a collapse of society.

* MissingMom: Nell and Eva's mother apparently died sometime prior to the events of the film. She's only seen in home videos from years before (though the last don't seem that long ago). It's possibly implied in the last film that she's sick, and if so this probably wasn't too long prior to her death.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Judging by the slightly futuristic computers the family has in the beginning, the film takes place a few years into the future.

* RealityEnsues: The sisters are living in a not-quite-complete house in a rainy forest. After a beam of the roof collapses, the whole place becomes infested with black mold and unlivable.

** Eva warns Nell not to get pregnant after she starts seeing Eli, since they taking care of a baby would be difficult for them. Later in the film it's Eva who becomes pregnant due to rape by a man they met briefly before. Despite what she said and Nell suggesting an abortion, Eva decides to keep it, with the pair making things work.

* CanadaDoesNotExist: Unless you notice the initials of the news network briefly visible in an early scene, you'd be forgiven for assuming that the film takes place in America. No one mentions the name of the country, and Nell is studying for the SAT, something a bit more ubiquitous in the US than in Canada. The original novel is set in California.

** When Nell complains that she can't study without electricity, her father tells her that she must use the "ancient technology" of books. Much later, she actually realizes that she can use the family library to learn useful survival skills.

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends with the sisters and their newborn camping in the woods, without a home or a clear idea of how they'll survive. There is no indication of whether the blackout will ever end]].

* ChildByRape: One of the two protagonist sisters, Eva, finds she's pregnant after a man she bought gas from earlier in the film rapes her. Eva decides against getting an abortion as Nell suggests. Instead Nell helps her give birth and they end up intending to raise the baby together.

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: After Eva gets pregnant due to rape, though her sister Neil suggests an abortion, and even looks up how to induce one in a medical book she has, Eva decides against doing so, saying she doesn't want to lose anything else. She also had suffered a miscarriage in the past, and thus wants to have a child. In the end Nell helps her give birth and they intend to raise the baby together.

* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler:Nell is raped by Stan at the beginning of the third act]].

* RiddleForTheAges: What was going on with that car by the roadside? Robert retreats and drives the family away before we can any clear picture.

''Into the Forest'' is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Patricia Rozema, based on the debut novel of the same name by Jean Heglund.

* SeriousBusiness: Played for drama with Nell's academic study and Eva's dancing. They're still holding onto their identities in civilized society.

* ApocalypticLogistics: There's never any concern about whether the sisters' gasoline will go bad, though this may simply be due to their ignorance. After at least a few months, it still powers the generator perfectly fine. [[spoiler:After at least 15 months of storage, the gas is still volatile enough to be set ablaze with a spark, which might be possible]].

* NoEnding: [[spoiler:The film ends with the sisters and their newborn, camping in the woods, without a home or a clear idea of how they'll survive. There is no indication of whether the blackout will ever end]].

Starring Creator/EllenPage and Creator/EvanRachelWood, the story follows two sisters, Eva and Nell, struggling to survive in a secluded forest home during a BigBlackout that has caused a collapse of society.