The Oxbow Cure (2013)

Director
Calvin Thomas; Yonah Lewis

Main cast
Claudia Dey; Grace Glowicki; Marvin Weintraub; John Gastold; Adam Barnes

Genres
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Description
The Oxbow Cure is a winter tale of Lena, a middle-aged woman who has recently been diagnosed with a life-altering disease. In an attempt to come to terms with her transforming body, she leaves her home in the city for a new life in remote northern Ontario. While exploring the natural world outside her cottage, she begins to create an interior routine. A frozen lake, mere steps from her front door, is a source of both fear and fascination.


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