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Cold and Dark poster
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MASTER SCORE 50.5 / 100
2005·Crime / Horror / Thriller·1h 34m

COLD AND DARK

“To Protect and Sever”

When Detective Mortimer Shade is somehow killed in a freezer, a parasite called a grail possesses his body, revives him, but he needs blood to stay alive. His partner John Dark accepts the new situation and together they become vigilantes, judging and killing the bad guys, with Shade sucking their blood with his claw. However, Dark notes that Shade is losing the rest of his humanity and becoming a monster, being aware and afraid of the danger Shade represents to mankind and trying to stop him.

Above the Line
Andrew Goth·DirectorJoanne Reay·WriterSam McCurdy·Director of PhotographyLauren Yason·MusicTania Reddin·Editor
Cast
Luke Goss·John DarkKevin Howarth·Mortimer ShadeMatt Lucas·Dr. ElginCarly Jane Turnbull·Albany
Full Crew
(17 credits)
Directing· 2
Andrew Goth·DirectorHelene Oosthuizen·Script Supervisor
Writing· 1
Joanne Reay·Writer
Camera· 1
Sam McCurdy·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Tania Reddin·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Lauren Yason·MusicRichard Fox·Music
Art & Design· 7
Madeleine Swinglehurst·Art DirectionKarl Probert·Art DirectionSimon Bowles·Production DesignMarianne Agertoft·Costume DesignRobin Pritchard·Makeup ArtistJacqueline Fowler·Makeup ArtistJoe Knowles Grey·Assistant Art Director
Production· 2
Joanne Reay·ProducerGillian Hawser·Casting
Other Departments· 1
John Rafique·Special Effects Supervisor
By the Numbers
50.5
OF 100
Master Score
3.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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