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Brave the Dark

Brave the Dark

20256.61h 50m

Overview

When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.

Directed by Damian Harris
Written by John P. Spencer, Dale G. Bradley, Lynn Robertson Hay
Produced by Grant Bradley, Derek Dienner, Dale G. Bradley
Box OfficeBudget: $200KRevenue: $4.5M

Top Cast

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Stan Deen

Nicholas Hamilton

Nicholas Hamilton

Nathan Williams

Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris

Barney

Sasha Bhasin

Sasha Bhasin

Tina Baxter

Will Price

Will Price

Johnny Alecco

Kimberly S. Fairbanks

Kimberly S. Fairbanks

Deborah May

Tobias Segal

Tobias Segal

Nate's Father

Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis

Henry V (voice)

Brandon Miles

Brandon Miles

Barnaby

Johnathan Davis

Johnathan Davis

Officer Smits

Themes & Keywords

based on true storyteacher student relationshiphomeless teenagerdrama teacher

About Brave the Dark

Brave the Dark is a drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of based on true story, teacher student relationship, homeless teenager, drama teacher. Directed by Damian Harris, it stars Jared Harris, Nicholas Hamilton, Jamie Harris. When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.

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