''The Cabin Movie'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by

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and released in 2005. The film centres on a group of friends who try to reignite their lackluster sex lives by renting a cabin in the woods to have an

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and record it as an amateur porn film.

Plot

Ken (

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) and Maria ( Arabella Bushnell), a married couple who have not had sex in a year, decide to invite two other couples to an orgy to spice up their sex lives. However, Mark (Brad Dryborough) and Katherine (Erin Wells) arrive dealing with relationship baggage that complicates their ability to participate, with Mark spending much of the event outside on the deck, while Jason (

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) has actually broken up with the girlfriend who was formerly part of the group's circle of friends, and instead arrives with his new love interest Ginny (Justine Warrington), a bisexual woman the rest of the group have never met.

Distribution

The film premiered at the

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. In 2006, it was one of the first Canadian films to be carried by Blockbuster Video in its Festival Collection.Glen Schaefer, "The Cabin Movie's now a Blockbuster". ''

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'', June 11, 2006.

References

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* 2005 films 2005 comedy-drama films 2005 LGBT-related films Canadian comedy-drama films Canadian sex comedy films Canadian LGBT-related films LGBT-related comedy-drama films Bisexuality-related films English-language Canadian films Films shot in British Columbia 2000s English-language films Films directed by Dylan Akio Smith 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub