Dark Places (2015 film)
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Directed by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
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Screenplay by | Gilles Paquet-Brenner |
Based on | Dark Places by Gillian Flynn |
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Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
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112 minutes[1] |
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Language | English |
Box office | $3.5 million[2] |
Dark Places is a 2015 mystery thriller film directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. The screenplay, by Paquet-Brenner, is based on Gillian Flynn's 2009 novel of the same name. It stars Charlize Theron, Christina Hendricks, Nicholas Hoult, and Chloë Grace Moretz.
The film was released in France on April 8, 2015,[3] and in the United States on August 7, 2015, by A24 Films.[4] It is the second film Theron and Hoult have collaborated on, after Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Summary
Set in a farming town in Kansas, Dark Places follows Libby Day, the only surviving witness of a horrific massacre that took the lives of her mother and sisters. Believing the slaughter to be the work of a Satanic cult, Libby testifies in court against her own brother. Thirty years after the murder, she remains haunted by the gruesome violence of her past when she meets a group of amateur investigators who call themselves "The Kill Club". Looking to satisfy their morbid curiosity, the group begins its own inquiry about the case, believing that Libby's brother might be innocent. To help them, Libby must unearth painful memories of the event and learn that her past may not be what it seems.
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Libby Day[5]
- Sterling Jerins as young Libby Day
- Christina Hendricks as Patty Day[6]
- Nicholas Hoult as Lyle Wirth[7]
- Andrea Roth as Diondra Wertzner[8]
- Chloë Grace Moretz as young Diondra Wertzner[9]
- Corey Stoll as Ben Day[8]
- Tye Sheridan as young Ben Day[10]
- Sean Bridgers as Runner Day
- Drea de Matteo as Krissi Cates[6]
- Addy Miller as young Krissi Cates
- Shannon Kook as young Trey Teepano
- Richard Gunn as Lou Cates
- Dan Hewitt Owens as Robert
Production
Principal photography commenced in late August 2013 in Shreveport and Minden, Louisiana.[11][12]
The National Enquirer reported that Theron suffered nightmares while playing her role in this film.[13]
Release
Dark Places was released in France on April 8, 2015.[3] In November 2014, it was announced A24 Films and DirecTV Cinema had acquired rights to the film.[14] The film began airing on DirecTV Cinema on June 18, 2015,[15] and was released in limited release and through video on demand on August 7, 2015.[16]
Critical reception
The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 26% approval rating based on 58 reviews, with an average rating of 4.8/10.[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigns a score of 39 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[18]
Box office
The film grossed a meager total of $208,588 in the United States from 151 venues over the course of two weeks. Overseas, the film earned $3,304,354 for a worldwide total of $3,512,942.[2]
References
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External links
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- 2015 films
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