“Gaia” (*1/2 out of four) was a bizarre horror thriller about an injured forest ranger (Monique Rockman) who is rescued by two iconoclastic survivalists (Carel Nel and Alex Van Dyk); at first she welcomes their help and hospitality but soon discovers too little/too late that they are cultists with a horrific devotion to the forest and against anyone who they perceive as an unwelcome threat. Give director Jaco Bouwer points for attempting to make an artful and different type of horror movie but the results are weird and unpleasant in equal measure. Filmed in South Africa

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