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The Dark

The Dark

One of the living for one of the dead.

20055.71h 27m

Overview

In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.

Directed by John Fawcett
Written by Stephen Massicotte, Simon Maginn, Rory Gilmartin
Produced by Jeremy Bolt, Paul W. S. Anderson
Box Office0Revenue: $6.6M

Top Cast

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Adèlle

Sean Bean

Sean Bean

James

A

Abigail Stone

Ebrill

Richard Elfyn

Richard Elfyn

Rowan

Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

Dafydd

Sophie Stuckey

Sophie Stuckey

Sarah

C

Casper Harvey

Young Dafydd

E

Eluned Jones

Doctor

G

Gwenyth Petty

Librarian

R

Robin Griffith

Police Inspector

Themes & Keywords

seawaleschild abuseshepherdadolescenceparadisesuicidesheepparent child relationshiploss of loved onesinglemacabredramaticfrightened

About The Dark

The Dark is a horror, thriller, mystery film released in 2005 exploring themes of sea, wales, child abuse, shepherd, adolescence, paradise. Directed by John Fawcett, it stars Maria Bello, Sean Bean, Abigail Stone. In an attempt to pull her family together, Adèlle travels with her young daughter Sarah to Wales to visit her father. The morning after they arrive, Sarah mysteriously vanishes in the ocean. Not long after, a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to their missing daughter reveals that she has retuned from the dead — and that Sarah has been taken to the Welsh underworld.

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