A Dark Place

A slow, uneasy plunge into one man's obsessive grief, watching him unravel in a bleak small town.

Directed by

Simon Fellows

Genres

Thriller, Mystery

Starring

Andrew Scott, Bronagh Waugh, Denise Gough

Overview

When a young boy turns up dead in a sleepy Pennsylvania town, a local sanitation truck driver, Donald, plays detective, embarking on a precarious and obsessive investigation to prove the boy was murdered.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Obsession, justice, isolation, corruption

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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