Synopsis
Sarah Smith, an artist and government hydrologist, sets out on a post-fire stream survey in a remote part of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness of southwestern Oregon. In the course of her journey through this ancient and ecologically diverse land, she unwittingly finds herself interacting with a sasquatch man, and a mutual curiosity ensues. As their friendship deepens, Sarah must take bold steps to protect his privacy, as well as her own.
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Cast
- Lily RabeSarah
- Jason Butler HarnerSean
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr.The Big Man
- Jim Cody WilliamsBarney
- Fiona DourifPenny
- Don McManusForest Superintendent
- Karen BlackSean's Colleague
- Skyler BrigmannYoung Sean
- Gregory BennettBenny Rodriguez
- Jessica NoboaStorage lady
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
The woman in Christopher Munch's lovely, delightfully idiosyncratic Letters From the Big Man, resplendent with its own dense forests and cloudy Oregon days, has already fallen to earth and is looking for a way back up or maybe just forward. She gets help from a sasquatch. - 70
Village Voice
Its quiet plea for reconnection with the non-human world is persuasive, and the engaged, agile meditation on the limits of communication at its center aligns it with Munch's earlier work. Oregon's million-dollar scenery, a sweet cameo by Karen Black, and Rabe's tough/tender performance sweeten the pot. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
This is clearly not a film made for everyone, but for a fortunate few, it will feel like a cleansing in nature. - 60
Time Out
The story's half-baked environmental themes become more prevalent as Letters from the Big Man progresses to its back-to-nature finale, which unfortunately distracts from Munch's consistently sure hand with his actors. - 40
Variety
Surely the least excitable beauty-meets-Bigfoot film ever made.