Synopsis

Below I have written clearly what happens through the whole film. It is a detailed synopsis;

M I S G U I D E D

Brother and sister, Oliver and Jessica run away from home after they hear they have to move to France because of their dad's job. Their parents are strict Christians, however do not practice what they preach. They argue over everything, leaving no time for 12 year old Oliver and 9 year old Jessica. One evening the children are playing in Oliver's bedroom whilst their parents are screaming and yelling, slamming doors. They both play quietly. The screaming gets louder. Oliver suddenly gets out his rucksack and begins packing his tent, his kite, blankets etc. He gives Jessica a bag and she packs her stuff too. They hear Julia, their mum storm out the front door. Oliver opens his bedroom door slightly, peering out into the landing. He grabs Jessica's hand and they run down the stairs and out the back door. They run up to the back of the garden, where they climb over the little picket fence. It is starting to rain. The children run towards the train station and get on the train to the place their grandmother used to live, a small rural town called Grindleford. They have always felt at home there and it was a place they could feel comfortable and be free. They arrive in the dark and cold. Oliver gives Jessica his woolly hat to keep her head warm. Without talking, they run up the big hill behind the little house their grandmother lived in. They come to a small woodland, where they run together through trees and branches. They suddenly stop. Oliver gets out his torch and shines it at the top of a tall tree. There glows in the night, their tree house they built 3 years ago. Their rope ladder still hanging from the tree, they climb up excited, out of breath. Oliver steps into the tree house first, putting his bag on the creaky floor made of old pieces of wood and sticks. It's 11 o'clock. Both children sit against opposite walls of the tree house looking at each other. Oliver is holding his torch. It is one of the quietest nights they've had. No parents fighting. No door slamming. With this comfort, the children fall asleep.

The next day, the sunshine peaking through the trees wakes up the children. They are eager to begin the day. They run to the open moor, covered in lilac heather. the wind picks up and Oliver starts to fly his kite. Jessica runs along the side of it, as if chasing the kite. The children play with the kite for hours, until they get tired. They lay on the grass next to each other looking up to the almost cloudless sky. They stay there until the sun begins to set.

Whilst walking back to the tree house, they collect kindling to make a campfire. For dinner Oliver opens two tins of beans he took from their kitchen cupboard at home. After dinner they tell each other stories. Jessica tells Oliver one about mystical creatures who live at the tops of trees.

That night whilst asleep, Jessica wakes up to a loud stomping noise beneath her on the ground. She stays still in her sleeping bag, holding her breath. She then hears something scrambling carelessly up a nearby tree, then the rustle of branches and leaves. A loud grunt follows. The creature sounds big. Jessica hears it breathing. She sits up slowly in her sleeping bag, looking through the caps in the wooden walls of the tree house. She sees a big figure, lit up by the moon light. It is large with lots of fur. It is lying on the top of the tree. An echoing sound of branches snapping is heard, the beast falls and lands on the leafy ground below, making an almighty thump. Jessica jumps and hides under her blankets. The beast runs off far into the wood.

The next day Jessica tells Oliver everything. He laughs at her and rolls his eyes. He doesn't believe her. They have a petty argument and Oliver runs off leaving her in the woods alone. Oliver runs to his favourite place where he flies his kite.
Jessica starts to walk through the woods, picking up sticks. She looks up at the tops of the tall trees, scanning them of mystical creatures. With no luck she slowly walks back to the tree house fed up. She is starting to miss home. The warmth of it. Her mums home cooking. She looks out at the woods and feels lonely. She begins to get upset. She thinks what Oliver would do it her situation. She jumps up and starts to pack her bag. She clambers down the rope ladder and runs out of the woodland and towards the deserted train station.

It begins to rain heavily whilst Oliver is on the moor. His kite falls from the sky and lands drenched on the ground. Oliver looks around him. He is by himself, cold and wet. He starts to think of Jessica back at the tree house by herself and runs back clutching his kite. When he gets back to the tree house, she is no where to be seen. He discovers her bags are gone. He yells her name. He panics and runs around the wood, searching for her. Whilst frantically looking for her, Oliver falls over what he thinks is a large rock. He picks himself up and turns around. There is a loud grunt. Oliver jumps, starring at a large, furry creature, with huge claws. The beast looks tired and unaware of Oliver's presence. Oliver scared, runs out of the woods, dropping his kite behind him. He sprints down the big hill past his Grandmother's old house and towards the train station. He sees Jessica standing at the platform in the rain. He walks over to and gives her his woolly hat.