A woman's mistakes come back to haunt her in a terrifying and very literal manner in this mind-bending thriller. Dr. Samantha Goodman (Kate Greenhouse) is a clinical psychiatrist who works with patients at an institution for the criminally insane. Things have not been rosy for Sam lately—she's been violently attacked by one of her patients, her marriage to husband David (Gordon Currie) is in bad shape, and she has an inoperable brain tumor that's growing at an alarming rate.
Sam needs a weekend away from the city, but what David has set up isn't especially relaxing for her—a short holiday at a remote cabin, where David will be editing his latest book with the help of Sam's younger, attractive sister Melody (Iris Graham). As Sam watches sparks begin to fly between her sister and her husband, Harlan Pyne (Aidan Devine) and his friend Adrian (Dov Tiefenbach) break into the cabin and announce their presence by shooting Sam's pet dog.
Harlan is a convicted sex offender and murderer who was placed under Sam's care in the institution and wasn't happy with the experimental treatment he received; having escaped, he and Adrian have tracked her down and decide to take revenge by forcing Sam, Melody, and David to participate in a series of strange and humiliating games.
The Dark Hours debuted at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival on March 11, 2005. The film received a theatrical release on November 11, 2005, through Capri Releasing.
Receptionedit
On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, The Dark Hours received an approval rating of 62% based on thirteen reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[1] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 63 out of 100 from five reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
The Dark Hours garnered recognition and awards from numerous international festivals, including Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival, Scotland's Dead By Dawn Film Festival, Austin's Fantastic Fest and the Sitges-Catelonian International Film Festival in Spain.
Despite winning several international awards, The Dark Hours (like many Canadian films) received no U.S. distribution beyond a one-week run at the indie-friendly Pioneer cinema in New York City. In his book The Long Tail, Wired editor Chris Anderson states that the film suffered more than any other film released that year from the inefficiencies of theatrical distribution. A further review on his blog confirmed his judgement that the film did not lack for quality at all, only for marketing and distribution.
2005 Best Film – New York City Horror Film Festival
2005 Best Film – Austin Fantastic Fest
2005 Best Film – Puchon International Film Festival (Korea)
2005 Best Film – Dead By Dawn Film Festival (Scotland)
2005 Best Film – Eerie Horror Film Festival
2005 Jury Award – Sitges-Catelonian International Film Festival
2005 Best Horror Feature and Best Director – Phoenix International Horror & Sci-Fi Festival
Invited to the Chicago International Film Festival, Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival (Montreal), Macabro Film Festival (Mexico City), German Fantasy Film Festival, Malaga Film Festival (Spain), and the Cardiff Film Festival
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The Dark Hours is a 2005 Canadian horror film directed by Paul Fox and written by Wil Zmak The Dark HoursOfficial posterDirected byPaul FoxWritten byWil ZmakProduced byBrent BarclayStarringKate Greenhouse Aidan Devine Gordon Currie Iris Graham Dov TiefenbachCinematographySteve CosensEdited byMarlo MiazgaMusic byE C WoodleyProductioncompaniesCalder Road Films The Feature Film ProjectDistributed byCapri ReleasingRelease datesMarch 11 2005 2005 03 11 Kingston Canadian Film Festival November 11 2005 2005 11 11 Canada Running time80 minutesCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishBudget 500 000 Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 Awards and Festivals 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksSynopsis editA woman s mistakes come back to haunt her in a terrifying and very literal manner in this mind bending thriller Dr Samantha Goodman Kate Greenhouse is a clinical psychiatrist who works with patients at an institution for the criminally insane Things have not been rosy for Sam lately she s been violently attacked by one of her patients her marriage to husband David Gordon Currie is in bad shape and she has an inoperable brain tumor that s growing at an alarming rate Sam needs a weekend away from the city but what David has set up isn t especially relaxing for her a short holiday at a remote cabin where David will be editing his latest book with the help of Sam s younger attractive sister Melody Iris Graham As Sam watches sparks begin to fly between her sister and her husband Harlan Pyne Aidan Devine and his friend Adrian Dov Tiefenbach break into the cabin and announce their presence by shooting Sam s pet dog Harlan is a convicted sex offender and murderer who was placed under Sam s care in the institution and wasn t happy with the experimental treatment he received having escaped he and Adrian have tracked her down and decide to take revenge by forcing Sam Melody and David to participate in a series of strange and humiliating games Cast editKate Greenhouse as Dr Samantha Goodman Aidan Devine as Harlan Pyne Gordon Currie as David Goodman Iris Graham as Melody Dov Tiefenbach as Adrian Bruce McFee as Donald Wegman Kathryn Haggis as Waitress David Calderisi as Dr Lew Lanigan Jeff Seymour as Radiologist Trevor Hayes as DoctorRelease editThe Dark Hours debuted at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival on March 11 2005 The film received a theatrical release on November 11 2005 through Capri Releasing Reception editOn review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes The Dark Hours received an approval rating of 62 based on thirteen reviews with an average rating of 5 9 10 1 On Metacritic the film holds a rating of 63 out of 100 from five reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 2 Awards and Festivals editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dark Hours garnered recognition and awards from numerous international festivals including Montreal s Fantasia Film Festival Scotland s Dead By Dawn Film Festival Austin s Fantastic Fest and the Sitges Catelonian International Film Festival in Spain Despite winning several international awards The Dark Hours like many Canadian films received no U S distribution beyond a one week run at the indie friendly Pioneer cinema in New York City In his book The Long Tail Wired editor Chris Anderson states that the film suffered more than any other film released that year from the inefficiencies of theatrical distribution A further review on his blog confirmed his judgement that the film did not lack for quality at all only for marketing and distribution 2005 Best Film New York City Horror Film Festival 2005 Best Film Austin Fantastic Fest 2005 Best Film Puchon International Film Festival Korea 2005 Best Film Dead By Dawn Film Festival Scotland 2005 Best Film Eerie Horror Film Festival 2005 Jury Award Sitges Catelonian International Film Festival 2005 Best Horror Feature and Best Director Phoenix International Horror amp Sci Fi FestivalInvited to the Chicago International Film Festival Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival Montreal Macabro Film Festival Mexico City German Fantasy Film Festival Malaga Film Festival Spain and the Cardiff Film FestivalSee also editList of films featuring home invasionsReferences edit The Dark Hours 2005 Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved June 28 2022 The Dark Hours Reviews Retrieved June 28 2022 External links editThe Dark Hours at IMDb The Dark Hours at the Canadian Film Centre website The Dark Hours at AllMovie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Dark Hours amp oldid 1113634878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
