Spark (1998)
- Directed by
- Garret Williams
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Black couple gets stranded in a remote desert town when their car breaks down. Strange locals and mounting unease turn their stopover into a threat.
tenseunsettlingclaustrophobicslow-burnbleakominouspsychologicalstark
What happens
Spark is a 1998 psychological thriller film directed by Garret Williams in his directorial debut. It stars Terrence Howard, Nicole Ari Parker, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, and Brendan Sexton III. The film centers on a Black couple who become marooned in a backwater desert town after their car breaks down. Williams workshopped the film at the Sundance Filmmaker Labs. Spark had its world premiere at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and also screened at Berlinale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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