Wisconsin Death Trip

Wisconsin Death Trip

1999 · 76 min · EN · NR · 5.7 (29 votes)
Dir. James Marsh · Starring Ian Holm, Marcus Monroe, Marilyn White, John Baltes, Molly Nikki Anderson, Brittany Haydock
DocumentaryCrime

Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade of Black River Falls, Wisconsin in the 19th century.

VIBE

A hauntingly beautiful and deeply strange journey into a forgotten American past. It's a mesmerizing, almost dreamlike exploration of historical oddities, blending stark photography with unsettling tales of a town lost to time.

unsettlingmelancholicmorbidquirkyslow-burnarchival footagedocumentaryperiod piecephotographicmadnesssmall-town lifethe uncannyhistorical curiosity
based on novel or bookwisconsin19th century