Project Detail

The Dark

Synopsis

Maria Bello (The Cooler, Assault on Precinct 13) and Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings, Troy) star in The Dark, a gripping supernatural chiller about a series of mysterious circumstances that befall a young family who move to the remote Welsh countryside, only to discover their farm has an imperfect bloody past making their present tense.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
35mm
Director
John Fawcett
Producer
Robert Kulzer, Paul Tamasy, Steve Christian, Robert How
Editor
Chris Gill
Screenwriter
Stephen Massicote
Director of Photography
Christian Sebaldt
Sound
John Rodda
Composer
Ed Butt
Principal cast
Sean Bean, Maria Bello, Abigail Stone, Sophie Stuckey, Maurice Roeves

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sheep Ltd.

Room 309, North Block,
Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
London W5 5EP
UK

T+44 (0)20 8758 8681

thedarkfilm@mail.com

Sales Company

Summit Entertainment

77 Dean Street
London W1D 3SH
UK

T+44 (0)20 7494 1724

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