Underplayed Gems

Dark Night (2016)

Dark Night poster
Directed by
Tim Sutton
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows various people in a Florida town on a single day, including a troubled young man who stocks up on weapons. Their separate lives quietly build toward a violent event in a movie theater.

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What happens

Dark Night is a 2016 American drama film directed by Tim Sutton. It is loosely based on the 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting. For example, there are some differences in the film versus the event: the film is set in Florida, whereas the shooting occurred in Colorado; the identities of the Aurora shooter and the victims are altered in the film. It was screened in the Horizons section at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. The film was shot in Sarasota, Florida. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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