The Wood

The Wood

From boyhood to manhood, you can always count on your best friends.

1999106 min6.7 / 10

A warm, nostalgic celebration of male friendship and coming-of-age, anchored by the bittersweet joy of watching childhood bonds persist into adulthood.

In the panicky, uncertain hours before his wedding, a groom with prenuptial jitters and his two best friends reminisce about growing up together in the middle-class African-American neighborhood of Inglewood, California. Flashing back to the twenty-something trio's childhood exploits, the memories capture the mood and nostalgia of the '80s era.

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