Hold the Dark

Theatrical - Limited 2018-09-28

Cast Jeffrey Wright Alexander Skarsgard Riley Keough James Badge Dale James Bloor
Directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Written by Macon Blair

Genres: Thriller

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5/10

Synopsis

Retired naturalist and wolf expert Russell Core (JEFFREY WRIGHT) journeys to the edge of civilization in northern Alaska at the pleading of Medora Slone (RILEY KEOUGH), a young mother whose son was killed by a pack of wolves. As Core attempts... See more to help Medora track down the wolves who took her son, a strange and dangerous relationship develops between the two lonely souls.

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