Dying of the Light: Jede Minute zählt (2014)

When a devastating illness threatens to end Evan Lake's career in the C.I.A., he goes rogue to hunt down a terrorist who tortured him during a mission gone awry years ago.

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writer:

Paul Schrader (screenplay)

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin, Alexander Karim

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nicolas Cage	...	Evan Lake
Anton Yelchin	...	Milton Schultz
Alexander Karim	...	Muhammad Banir
Irène Jacob	...	Michelle Zubarain
Tomiwa Edun	...	Mbui
Aymen Hamdouchi	...	Aasim
Claudius Peters	...	Ghedi
Robert G. Slade	...	James Clifton
Geff Francis	...	Dr. Clayborne
Silas Carson	...	Dr. Sanjar
Serban Celea	...	Dr. Iulian Cornel
Derek Ezenagu	...	Dr. Wangari
Sharif Sharbek	...	Serban
Tim Silano	...	Mike Warner
David Lipper	...	Bob Deacon

Storyline

Veteran CIA agent Evan Lake has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé uncovers evidence that Lake's nemesis, the terrorist Banir, has resurfaced, Lake goes rogue, embarking on a perilous, intercontinental mission to eliminate his sworn enemy.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | mental illness | individualism | religion | revenge | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Bahamas

Language:

English Romanian Arabic

Release Date:

5 December 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dying of the Light: Jede Minute zählt

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TinRes Entertainment, Over Under Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was taken away from director Paul Schrader in post-production and re-edited by the producers. In October 2014 Schrader posted on his Facebook page: "We lost the battle. Dying of the Light: Jede Minute zählt (2014), a film I wrote and directed, was taken away from me, re-edited, scored and mixed without my input. Yesterday Grindstone (a division of Lionsgate) released the poster and the trailer." Schrader had already posted in September 2014 photos of himself, Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin and Nicolas Winding Refn wearing black T-shirts printed with the terms of the non-disparagement clause they had signed with the film's production company, Grindstone Entertainment Group: "No publicity issued by artist or lender, whether personal publicity or otherwise, shall contain derogatory mention of company, the picture, or the services of artist or others connected with the picture." Commenting on the photos Schrader further wrote: "Here we are, Nick Cage, Anton Yelchin, Nic Refn and myself, wearing our 'non-disparagement' T shirts. The non-disparagement clause in an artist's contract gives the owners of the film the right to sue the artist should the owner deem anything the artist has said about the film to be 'derogatory.' I have no comment on the film or others connected with the picture." Through their silent public protest Schrader, Cage, Yelchin and Refn have basically disowned this released version of their feature and encourage potential audiences not to see it.

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Goofs

When the private jet lands in Mombasa, the Customs official stamps Evan's passport with JKIA. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is in Nairobi.

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Quotes

Evan Lake: Mombassa: The asshole of East Africa.

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Connections

References The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear: Baby It's Cold Outside (2004)

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Soundtracks

Stupid Cupid
Written by Frederik Wiedmann and Esther Canata
Performed by Esther Canata

User Reviews

I don't understand the negative reviews..

I've used this site for nearly 2 decades. Yet, this is the first time I have felt compelled to sign up or comment.

Nicholas Cage's performances was.. Nicholas Cage. As expected. He did well.

The movie? Thought provoking, and I thought the contrast of them both having diseases was intriguing.

I thought the conclusion was interesting. Would have liked to see the bad guy killed by Cage, but I think it's due to the fact that he realized they were both gone anyway.

What I find truly disgusting, is that this movie had poor reviews. I'm wondering if people's expectations of movies has gone to total crap.

While I didn't find this the most awesome movie I've ever seen, I also surely didn't think it was a bad movie. I have often found that critic reviews are so harsh they can hardly be trusted at all. But, when viewers find a movie that has not at all shown that it is a lemon, call it a lemon, I'm really wondering what has happened to us.