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Night Is Day (2012)

Night Is Day poster
Original title
Night is Day: The Movie
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A young superhero with lightning powers and foresight teams up with police. He must rescue a medical student from both natural and supernatural enemies over three days in Glasgow.

low-budgetaction-packedurbansupernaturalsuspensefulfast-pacedindiegritty

What happens

Night Is Day is a 2012 independent feature film shot in Glasgow, Scotland. It follows the adventures of Jason Mackenzie, a 20-something year old superpowered vigilante with the power of lightning and the gift of foresight. In Night Is Day, Jason has to fight both natural and supernatural villains with the assistance of the police, in order to save Lena Dwyre, a medical student at Glasgow University. The story takes place over three days and was filmed mostly in Glasgow and Falkirk, Scotland on a micro-budget. It was written and directed by Fraser Coull of Silly Wee Films and produced by GoldRay Productions with support from FK One Productions and Artist Media Ltd. Night Is Day features a local cast but also features special guest appearances from minor local celebrities such as Elaine C. Smith, Colin McCredie, Simon Weir, Tiger Tim Stevens, and Lynne Hogan from Real Radio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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