ThrillerMysteryCrime

Hold the Dark

In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.

Release Date : 2018-09-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Addictive PicturesfilmscienceVisionChaos Productions

Production Country : SwitzerlandUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Russell Core

Original Name : Jeffrey Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vernon Slone

Original Name : Alexander Skarsgård

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donald Marium

Original Name : James Badge Dale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medora Slone

Original Name : Riley Keough

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cheeon

Original Name : Julian Black Antelope

Gender : Male

Character Name : Illanaq

Original Name : Tantoo Cardinal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shan

Original Name : Macon Blair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arnie

Original Name : Jonathan Whitesell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter John

Original Name : Peter McRobbie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bailey

Original Name : Beckam Crawford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clerk

Original Name : Michael Tayles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yup'ik Teen

Original Name : Issac Bird

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yup'ik Man

Original Name : Joseph Whitebird

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yup'ik Boy

Original Name : Zandus Snow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corporal

Original Name : Conor Boru

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iraqi Woman

Original Name : Anabel Kutay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Medic

Original Name : Emmanuel Imani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yup'ik Prayer #1

Original Name : Clarence Hoof

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yup'ik Prayer #2

Original Name : Savannah Bird

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yup'ik Prayer #3

Original Name : Karen Powderface

Gender : Male

Character Name : Big Deputy

Original Name : Eric Keenleyside

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Deputy

Original Name : Ryan Irving

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Brian Martell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Timer Deputy

Original Name : Sean Hoy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Savonna Spracklin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Makambe Simamba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crying Cop

Original Name : Gabriel Cross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angry Cop on Radio

Original Name : Lonni Olson

Gender : Male

Character Name : ER Doctor

Original Name : Barb Mitchell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Frantic Wife

Original Name : Vanessa Holmes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Innkeeper

Original Name : Maureen Thomas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Slone's Mother

Original Name : Amanda Burke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Amy

Original Name : Bobbi Jaye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor (uncredited)

Original Name : Nicholas Asbury

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor Hecks (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Beswick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Core's Wife (uncredited)

Original Name : Lorette Clow

Gender : Female

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

I have... **No** idea what I just watched... But that bit in the middle was like something straight out of a _Payday 2_ heist, so I'm cool. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Unpredictable bleak Alaskan adventure, mystery, thriller*** An author and wolf expert (Jeffrey Wright) arrives at a remote village in Alaska to help rid the town of a wolf problem that has resulted in a few dead children. Riley Keough plays the troubled mother and Alexander Skarsgård her taciturn husband coming home from Iraq. James Badge Dale appears as the local sheriff while Julian Black Antelope is on hand as a curious AmerIndian named Cheeon. "Hold the Dark" (2018) is a combination mystery/drama/adventure/thriller/horror. It’s original, unpredictable and dead serious with elements of movies like “The Grey” (2011), “Runaway Train” (1985), “Wendigo” (2001), “The Frozen Ground” (2013), “The North Star” (1996), “Joyride” (1977) and “The Edge” (1997), not to mention a “Apocalypse Now” (or Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness) and even a little from the “Friday the 13th” franchise, albeit without the goofiness. Imagine if the band Agalloch made a movie and that’s pretty much “Hold the Dark” (there’s even a snippet from an Agalloch-like band in the movie). It’s based on the book by William Giraldi and some viewers have complained that key revelations weren’t obvious enough in the film. Well, I never read the book and wasn’t able to figure out these revelations, but this didn’t prevent me from appreciating this artistic nigh masterpiece. Afterward, I looked-up the revelations and they put the pieces of the puzzle together; yet the clues are all there (in the movie) if you watch closely. My wife watched the film separately and WAS able to glean these revelations. But, again, not being able to figure out every detail did NOT prevent me from valuing this great movie. The film runs 2 hours, 5 minutes and was shot in Alberta, Canada (Lethbridge & Calgary), and Morocco. GRADE: A-/A