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2011
TV-MA
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 15 m

2011
TV-MA
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 15 m

Summary A harrowing psychological thriller from a widely acclaimed filmmaker, Daylight pits a couple lost in America against a conniving gang of kidnappers, in David Barker's rigorous and personal re-imagining of the genre film. (Cinema Purgatorio)

Directed By: David Barker

Written By: Michael Godere, Ivan Martin, Alexandra Meierhans, David Barker

2011
TV-MA
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 15 m

2011
TV-MA
Cinema Purgatorio
1 h 15 m

Daylight

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

72

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

5.5

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Summary A harrowing psychological thriller from a widely acclaimed filmmaker, Daylight pits a couple lost in America against a conniving gang of kidnappers, in David Barker's rigorous and personal re-imagining of the genre film. (Cinema Purgatorio)

Directed By: David Barker

Written By: Michael Godere, Ivan Martin, Alexandra Meierhans, David Barker

Top Cast

Alexandra Meierhans

Irene

Ivan Martin

Leo

Michael Godere

Renny

Aidan Redmond

Daniel

Brian Bickerstaff

Murph

Kendrick Strauch

Blackstar

Aylam Orian

Husband

Sabina Kurz

Pregnant Woman

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

71% Positive
5 Reviews

29% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews

71% Positive
5 Reviews

29% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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The New York Times

Jul 14, 2011

Not one for climactic endings or predictable histrionics, the director, David Barker (who wrote the script with Ms. Meierhans and Mr. Godere), sticks to the stylistic template of his debut feature, "Afraid of Everything," which was filmed in 1999. Preferring the tease over the tell, his films coax us into looking beneath the surface. What we find is mostly up to us.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Los Angeles Times

Oct 21, 2011

Replete with superior acting and visual splendor, the film is a fine instance of the overly familiar made fresh.

By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW

Jul 13, 2011

Barker's screenplay demonstrates a conviction that its genre can command great importance, allowing it to transcend the easy shocks associated with the exploitation movie experience and create an entirely fresh rhythm.

By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW

Sep 17, 2011

Director David Barker creates tension by crosscutting between shots of the sun-drenched landscape and charged close-ups of the cloistered characters before delivering a bloody climax.

By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW

Jul 16, 2011

Some movie buffs will be amused to note slight but perceptible plot similarities between Daylight and, of all things, "The Tall T," Budd Boetticher's classic 1957 Western. To their credit, the filmmakers more or less acknowledge the influence in the closing credits.

By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW

Jul 12, 2011

Punctuating views of the bucolic countryside and sky attest to nature or God's indifference to human suffering, but such formalist touches don't overwhelm the responsive ensemble work in this resourceful, taboo-prodding sickie.

By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW

Jul 11, 2011

Daylight reaches an apex of terror that it never quite tops.

By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

25% Positive
2 Ratings

63% Mixed
5 Ratings

13% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

25% Positive
2 Ratings

63% Mixed
5 Ratings

13% Negative
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Details

Production Company Hit & Run Productions, Parts and Labor, White Buffalo Entertainment

Release Date Jul 15, 2011

Duration 1 h 15 m

Rating TV-MA

Genres

Tagline Things die. New things are born.

Website http://cinemapurgatorio.com/movies/daylight

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