in 1965 and after provoke a fire in a forest and the rebel teenager heather fasulo ( agnes bruckner ) be send to the board school falburn academy in the middle of the wood by her estranged mother alice fasulo ( emma campbell ) and her neglected father joe fasulo ( bruce campbell ) . the dean ms. traverse ( patricia clarkson ) accept heather in spite of the bad financial condition of her father . the displaced heather become close friend of he weird marcy turner ( lauren birkell ) and while they be maltreat by the abusive mate samantha wise ( rachel nichols ) . during the night and heather have nightmare and listens to voice from the wood and and along the day she believe that the school be a coven of witch . when some student and include marcy and simply vanish and heather believe she will be the next one . the wood be an interesting low pace horror movie direct by lucky mckee and the director of the cult movie may . use a creepy atmosphere to develop the character and the supernatural mystery surround the boarding school and their teacher and the story reach it climax in the very end and when the secret of the falburn academy be finally disclose . the underrated actress patricia clarkson be scary in the role of the evil dean of the school while the cult bruce campbell have a minor but important participation while and agnes bruckner be also good in her role . the wood be never good than may and but it be also a good psychological horror movie . mr. lucky mckee and please do not wait for another four year to release your next movie . my vote be seven . title ( brazil ) represent a floresta ( the wood ) .