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Dark Country

- One wrong turn... into the dark

Two honeymooners rescue a mysterious car crash survivor in the Las Vegas desert. But their decision to save the man becomes increasingly regrettable when he turns on them, forcing the newlyweds to do the unthinkable.

Release Date : 2009-10-05

Language :FrenchEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hyde Park Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dick

Original Name : Thomas Jane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gina

Original Name : Lauren German

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Ron Perlman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stranger

Original Name : Chris Browning

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bloodyface

Original Name : Con Schell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crime Scene Trooper

Original Name : Rene Mousseux

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Aynn Kirby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alternate Woman

Original Name : Nikki Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crime Scene Paramedic

Original Name : Jonathan Lund

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Hitchcock-ian desert mystery that leaves you scratching your head*** After a shotgun wedding in Vegas, a couple (Thomas Jane & Lauren German) experiences a night of hellish mystery in the desert. Ron Perlman plays a cop and Chris Browning a curiously intrusive stranger. Jane directed the film based on a script by Tab Murphy. “Dark Country” (2009) is a modern Hitchcock-ian mystery/thriller similar in tone to, say, “Wind Chill” (2007) but with a different story and inverse setting (the nighttime desert rather than the nighttime snowy forest). The first half is slow-going with mundane dialogues and weird goings-on, but the story picks up in the second. Unfortunately, the last act is muddled and leaves you with many questions. But, if you reflect on it, the answers are there if you care enough to seek ’em out. Visually, this is a masterpiece of mood and haunting imagery. Have you ever stopped at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere late at night? How about hang out in the desert wilderness at night, whether in a vehicle or on foot? Either can be eerie and “Dark Country” captures this. Story-wise, however, it’s not as good as “Wind Chill”; the strange climax lacks the emotional whollop and is just too ambiguous IMHO. The movie runs 1 hour, 28 minutes and was shot in New Mexico. GRADE: B-