Dark Places

In 1985, her entire family was murdered. 30 years later, the truth emerges.


Dark Places
Libby Day was only eight years old when her mother and two sisters were brutally murdered in their rural Kansas farmhouse. Her testimony put her troubled 16-year-old brother in prison for life. Twenty-five years later, a broke and desperate Libby has run through donations from a sympathetic public and royalties from her sensational autobiography, without ever moving past the events of that night. When she accepts a fee to appear at a gathering of true-crime aficionados, she is shocked to learn most of them believe her brother is innocent and the real killer is still at large. In need of money, she reluctantly agrees to help them reexamine the crime by revisiting the worst moments of her life. But as they dig deeper into the circumstances surrounding the murders, her recollections start to unravel and she is forced to question exactly what she saw... or didn't see. As long-buried memories resurface, she begins to confront the wrenching truths that led up to that horrific night. This film seems to appeal more to the public than to the critics.

113 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Drug abuse).
Detective/Mystery, Drama, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Charlize Theron, Sterling Jerins, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Corey Stoll, Tye Sheridan, Andrea Roth, Chloë Grace Moretz
Director
Gilles Pacquet-Brenner
ScreenplayGillian Flynn, Gilles Paquet Brenner
MusicGregory Tripi, BT
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
EditingDouglas Crise, Billy Fox
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Datasat
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2015
Produced byExclusive Media Group, Mandalay Vision, Cuatro Plus Films, Da Vinci Media Ventures, Darly Prince Productions, Denver and Delilah Productions, Hugo Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreMystery, Thriller
LanguageStrong, frequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceStrong, fairly frequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
Comments
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
17 +
Positive messages
1
Positive role models
0
Violence
4
Sex
3
Language
4
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
4

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Debashine Thangevelo quote iconDark and twisted maze of a thriller in 'Gone Girl' vein.
10
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote icon'n Donkerte wat intes broei. Charlize speel uitdagende rol met oorgawe.
15
Cape Times
Jordan Mintzer quote iconDevil in the details.
10
Metacritic.com
19 critics
8
Rottentomatoes critics
57 critics
9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer
5
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
11
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconViolence, teen sex, drugs in book-based thriller.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
21 users
15
Rottentomatoes users
4740 users
10
Internet
12051 Netizens quote iconVERY underrated suspense thriller!
13

Average .. 53%

11

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