Movie

Daylight

2013 · 115 min

A somber, slow-burning family mystery that keeps you uneasy as buried secrets surface.

Tagline: Some family secrets cannot bear the daylight
Overview: Young lawyer Iris discovers that she has an older, autistic half-brother Ray, who is in prison for the atrocious murder of his neighbour and her five-year-old daughter. When she meets Ray he reminds her a lot of her own son Aron, who also is autistic, and she starts to believe that he is innocent.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, guilt, isolation, justice
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
guilt
isolation
justice
deception
Places: small town
home
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild