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Coming Home in the Dark

Coming Home in the Dark

All that evil requires is for good men to do nothing.

20215.71h 33m

Overview

A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.

Directed by James Ashcroft
Written by Owen Marshall, Eli Kent, James Ashcroft
Produced by Desray Armstrong, Catherine Fitzgerald, Mike Minogue
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Top Cast

Daniel Gillies

Daniel Gillies

Mandrake

Erik Thomson

Erik Thomson

Hoaggie

Miriama McDowell

Miriama McDowell

Jill

Matthias Luafutu

Matthias Luafutu

Tubs

F

Frankie Paratene

Jordan

B

Billy Paratene

Maika

A

Alan Palmer

Paul

B

Bailey Cowan

Kynan

T

Timon Zeiss

Josh

T

Tioti O'Donnell

Caleb

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Themes & Keywords

gas stationhostageorphanagemarried couplenew zealandroad tripriflerevengemurderschoolteacherabductionbewildered

About Coming Home in the Dark

Coming Home in the Dark is a crime, horror, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of gas station, hostage, orphanage, married couple, new zealand, road trip. Directed by James Ashcroft, it stars Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson, Miriama McDowell. A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.

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