The Shack (2017) on Netflix
Mack Phillips lives in the Midwest with his wife Nan and their children. When his youngest daughter, Missy, disappears on a camping trip, a letter signed Papa invites him to a shack.
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Plot summary
Mackenzie Phillips grows up in the Midwest with a father who beats him and his mother. As an adult, Mack lives with his wife Nan and their children, Kate, Josh and Missy. On a camping trip, a canoe tips over and Mack pulls Josh from the water; when he turns back, Missy is gone. A search of the campsite finds nothing, and the authorities say a man who abducts young girls may be responsible. In winter, a typewritten letter arrives without a stamp, signed Papa, the name Nan and Missy use for God. Mack packs a gun and drives to the shack. A friendly stranger meets him there.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Shack (2017)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Forest Whitaker was initially attached both to direct the film and to star in it, but he eventually left the project altogether.
- The camping scenes were filmed at Sunnyside Campground on Cultus Lake in British Columbia, while the waterfall scenes were shot at Multnomah Falls in Oregon, a location specifically referenced in the source novel.
