The Lake

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The summer of 1989 promised to be just another one among so many. Six friends, about to leave school behind, decide to escape the routine and the bittersweet goodbyes with an improvised trip. The destination: an isolated cabin, lent by Adam's uncle, hidden deep in the Blackwood Hills forest. A perfect place to drink, laugh, and enjoy their youth, far from everything and everyone. The isolation seems like paradise. Noah's old van crosses the dirt road, the lake reflects the light of the setting sun, and the promise of peaceful days welcomes them. But the Blackwood forest is not just a silent backdrop. It is ancient, jealous, and has its own rules.

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