Half Light (2006)

Rachel Carlson, a successful novelist moves to a small Scottish village to move on with her life after the death of her son. Strange things start to happen when she is haunted by ghosts and real life terror.

Director:

Craig Rosenberg

Writer:

Craig Rosenberg

Stars:

Demi Moore, Henry Ian Cusick, Nicholas Gleaves

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Demi Moore	...	Rachel Carlson
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Brian
Beans El-Balawi	...	Thomas Carlson (as Beans Balawi)
Kate Isitt	...	Sharon Winton
Nicholas Gleaves	...	Dr. Robert Freedman
James Cosmo	...	Finlay Murray
Joanna Hole	...	Mary Murray
Therese Bradley	...	Morag McPherson
Hans Matheson	...	Angus McCulloch
Mickey Wilson	...	Reverend James McMahon (as Michael Wilson)
Polly Frame	...	Librarian
Ceit Kearney	...	Gaelic Speaking Woman
Nichola Bee	...	Kate McCulloch (as Nichola B)
Jamie Edgell	...	Gordon McCloud
Anne Smith	...	Bingo Announcer

Storyline

After the tragic drowning of her 5 year old son, best selling thriller novelist Rachel Carlson moves to a remote cottage on the Scottish coast. But Rachel's demons have followed her as loneliness and paranoia leave her not knowing what's real and what's imagination in the fight to save her life.

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Plot Keywords:

lighthouse | village | ghost | cottage | island | 

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Taglines:

Believe in the beyond.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some images of violence

Details

Official Sites:

Filmfax [Spain] Official soundtrack

Country:

Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alacakaranlik

Filming Locations:

Cornwall, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$232,566 (Mexico) (28 July 2006)

Gross:

$610,792 (Mexico) (4 August 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lakeshore Entertainment, Samuels Media, VIP 3 Medienfonds

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie the family is watching on TV is "Dead of Night" (1945).

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Goofs

While talking to the "psychic" lady for the first time, Rachel holds the shoulder strap of her bag with her left hand. In the reflection in the window behind the lady her hand is down, however.

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Connections

Features Dead of Night (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Happy Birthday To You"
Written by Patty S. Hill and Mildred J. Hill

User Reviews

pretty good actually

not a bad movie at all. more of a love story than a ghost story - but the two are woven together pretty successfully. The ending falls short, but the rest of the film is well planned.

Moore is an odd choice for the lead, but she turns out pretty good - despite a general unbelievable reaction to later events in the story ( but this is more script ).

some beautiful cinematography and settings, and a few creepy moments. Some good acting too ( but some mediochre stuff mixed in ). Its clear why this movie was not mainstream enough for the theatre, but its a worthy DVD rental or download. On the whole Its a strange one - i thought it was very good, but also not very good at the same time.

7/10