Libby Day war erst acht Jahre alt, als ihre Familie in ihrem ländlichen Bauernhaus in Kansas brutal ermordet wurde. Fast dreißig Jahre später stimmt sie widerstrebend zu, das Verbrechen erne... Alles lesenLibby Day war erst acht Jahre alt, als ihre Familie in ihrem ländlichen Bauernhaus in Kansas brutal ermordet wurde. Fast dreißig Jahre später stimmt sie widerstrebend zu, das Verbrechen erneut aufzugreifen und die erschütternden Wahrheiten aufzudecken, die zu dieser tragischen Na... Alles lesenLibby Day war erst acht Jahre alt, als ihre Familie in ihrem ländlichen Bauernhaus in Kansas brutal ermordet wurde. Fast dreißig Jahre später stimmt sie widerstrebend zu, das Verbrechen erneut aufzugreifen und die erschütternden Wahrheiten aufzudecken, die zu dieser tragischen Nacht führten.
- Trey Teepano
- (as J LaRose)
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- WissenswertesMany actresses would have had to think about their motivation to perform the lead role in "Dark Places". Charlize Theron's motivation was less remote. One night at age 15, in her Johannesburg, South Africa home where she lived with her parents, her drunken, alcoholic father attacked the mother and fired a gun at both of them. Charlize fled the house after which the mother, armed with her own gun, shot back and killed her husband in what was later judged to be self-defense.
- PatzerIf Diondra was pregnant in 1985, her and Ben's "secret love child" should be at least 27 years old, since it is 28 years later in the film. She only looks about 16 -20 years old.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Bringing 'Dark Places' to Light (2015)
It's very strange and difficult to describe, but every new plot twist or revelation that was captivating in the book comes across as implausible in the film. Especially the character of the mother, Patty Day, was much more powerful in the novel. Her hopelessness and desperation isn't properly transferred to the screen and therefore a couple of essential twists near the end become downright unbelievable. Obviously this isn't the fault of the screenplay, because a book lends itself much better to describe emotions and mental states of mind in great detail. This is also the main reason why the protagonist character Libby never truly becomes the intriguing character she deserves to be. "Dark Places" definitely also suffers from a shortage of action, especially during the first hour, and the great potential of the "Kill Club" isn't elaborated properly enough (although that also wasn't the case in the book). Paquet-Brenner does, however, marvelously captivate the grim and depressing atmosphere of the Midwestern American slums and insolvent family farms. The performances are more than adequate as well, with particularly strong roles for Charlize Theron and Nicolas Hoult. Just a week ago, I also saw them act together in "Mad Max: Fury Road" but this is quite a different type of film. Christina Hendricks is amazing as the poor and pitiable single mother and I was also very surprised to see a strong role for Chloë Grace Moretz. "Dark Places" is a great book to read (personally I even preferred it over "Gone Girl) and the film is also definitely worth checking out, but I only recommend either reading the book or watching the film. Otherwise you're guaranteed to stumble upon the flaws more easily.
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- Budget
- 20.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 208.588 $
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 5.090.852 $
- Laufzeit1 Stunde 53 Minuten
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