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Half Light

2006 · 110 min

A brooding, twisty thriller that keeps you guessing while weighed down by grief and suspicion.

Directed by: Craig Rosenberg
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring: Demi Moore, Henry Ian Cusick, Jordan El-Balawi

Tagline: When the darkness falls the dead will rise.
Overview: Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to doubt her own sanity.

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Directed by: Craig Rosenberg
Genres: Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring: Demi Moore, Henry Ian Cusick, Jordan El-Balawi

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
guilt
deception
betrayal
isolation
Places: small town
single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	5
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: thriller, horror, drama
Directed by: Craig Rosenberg
Written by: Craig Rosenberg
Starring: Demi Moore, Henry Ian Cusick, Jordan El-Balawi, Kate Isitt, Nicholas Gleaves, James Cosmo, Joanna Hole, Thérèse Bradley
Music: Brett Rosenberg
Cinematography: Ashley Rowe
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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