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Coming Home in the Dark ()


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A schoolteacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters take his family and him on a nightmare road trip.

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Matthias Luafutu ...
Tubs
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Jill
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Hoaggie
Billy Paratene ...
Maika
Frankie Paratene ...
Jordan
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Traffic Patrol Officer
Alan Palmer ...
Paul
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Mandrake
Ike Hamon ...
Male Tourist
Sam Carter ...
Ten Year Old Boy
Bailey Cowan ...
Kynan
Timon Zeiss ...
Josh
Tioti O'Donnell ...
Caleb
Kaira O'Donnell ...
Jess
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Emma Jonnz ...
Laura (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Ashcroft ... (directed by)

Written by

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Eli Kent ... (written by) and
James Ashcroft ... (written by)
 
Owen Marshall ... (based on the short story written by)

Produced by

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Desray Armstrong ... producer (produced by)
James Ashcroft ... executive producer
Catherine Fitzgerald ... producer (produced by)
Mike Minogue ... producer (produced by)
Olivia Shanks ... producer intern

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John Gibson ... composer

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Matt Henley ... director of photography

Editing by

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Annie Collins

Editorial Department

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Ian Bidgood ... technical director
Skylar Bingham ... assistant editor
Clare Burlinson ... colourist
Victoria Chu ... deliverables mastering supervisor: Park Road Post Production
Jarret Gahan ... EPK Editor
Rob Gordon ... senior online editor
Paul Harris ... projectionist
Amanda Heatley ... senior post producer
Lea McLean ... editor intern
Rajeev Mishra ... media operator
Wattana Moeung ... senior data wrangler
Anthony S. Pratt ... workflow architect
Dean Watkins ... general manager

Production Design by

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Philip Gibson ... (production design)
Kate Logan ... (production design)

Costume Design by

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Gabrielle Stevenson ... (costume design)

Makeup Department

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Michele Perry ... makeup designer
Lucy-Belle Willcox ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Alfonse Mahinay ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ben Bamford ... third assistant director
Robin Wilson ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Georgina Conroy ... titles
Cinta Damerell ... art dept assistant
Miriama Grace-Smith ... art dept assistant
Lindsay King ... builder
Wynn Kremer ... art dept assistant
Kate Muir ... graphic designer
Jesse Mullen ... art dept assistant
Taylor Nixon ... art assistant

Sound Department

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Joel Anscombe-Smith ... sound recordist
Jason Canovas ... dialogue supervisor
Tim Chaproniere ... re-recording mixer
Yong-Le Chong ... sound effects editor
Michael Donaldson ... sound recordist
James Dunlop ... boom operator
Alexis Feodoroff ... re-recording mixer
Amanda Heatley ... post-production producer
Matthew Lambourn ... supervising sound editor
Yi Li ... sound intern
Paul Lynch ... adr recordist
John McKay ... re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor
Carolyn McLaughlin ... foley artist
Nakhia ... assistant sound editor
George Palmer ... dialogue editor
Shayne Ragg ... assistant sound editor
Callum Scott ... foley recordist / sound effects editor
Marie Silberstein ... sound editorial support
Sam Spicer ... boom operator
Drew Youngs ... POW Studios US Representative

Special Effects by

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Doug Falconer ... special effects supervisor
Shaan Ingram ... special effects technician
Trevor Kiely ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Stan Alley ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Josh Bird ... stunt double: Jordan
Tanya Drewery ... Stunt Double: Miriama McDowell
Bodie Fitzpatrick ... stunt rigger
Winham Hammond ... Stunt Double: Erik Thomson / stunt rigger (as Winham 'Mu' Hammond)
Isaac Hamon ... safety supervisor (as Ike Hamon) / stunt coordinator
Simon Manns ... stunt performer
Ian McShean ... stunt driver
Elijah Pearse ... stunt assistant
Ben Roff ... stunt double: Maika

Camera and Electrical Department

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Stan Alley ... still photographer
Jordan Erskine Barron ... grip intern (as Jordan Barron)
Daniel Berry ... grip intern / lighting technician
Lily Brennan-Town ... second assistant camera
Tim Butters ... steadicam operator
Chris Chandler ... gaffer
Jarret Gahan ... camera operator: BTS Camera
Andrew Galt ... grip
David Goldthorpe ... still photographer
Conrad Hawkins ... key grip
Isabelle Kennedy ... grip intern
Sophie Lloyd ... best boy
Andreas Mahn ... first assistant camera
Alexander McKenna ... grip (as Alex McKenna)
Mark Papalii ... grip / lighting technician
Elyse Phee ... lighting technician
André Willis ... digital imaging technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Lucy Cuthbert ... costume standby assistant
Meredith Dooley ... costume intern
Estelle Stroud ... lead costume standby
Maggie Webster-Shadbolt ... costume runner

Location Management

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David Goldthorpe ... location manager / location scout
Loewn Whyman ... location intern

Music Department

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Marcel Bear ... musician: shimsaw
Jeff Henderson ... musician: harmonicas and bowed bass
Hermione Johnson ... musician: bowed piano
George Palmer ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Sarah Backhouse-Smith ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Nathan Adams ... production intern
Paul Andreassend ... health and safety consultant
Fiona Bartlett ... export script
Sarah Cull ... legal services
Maddey Frey ... on set medic
Jarret Gahan ... epk: Monster Pictures
Harriett Guy ... production intern
Ben Hellwig ... epk: Monster Pictures
Chris Henry ... unit publicist
Aaron Huriwaka ... armourer
Vicki Jackways ... head of marketing
Tom Kelly ... production coordinator
Cameron Langdon ... production assistant (as Cam Langdon)
Simon Manns ... production intern
Jack O'Donnell ... additional epk
Daniela Sapkar ... publicist
Sarita So ... accounts assistant
Viv Winter ... production accountant

Thanks

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Marc Ashton ... the producers wish to thank
Alex Backhouse ... thanks
Peter Jackson ... special thanks
Fran Walsh ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • Balade Meurtrière (France)
  • Atrapados en la oscuridad (Spain)
  • Volviendo a Casa en la Oscuridad (Mexico)
  • Жорстока розплата (Ukraine)
  • Balade Meurtrière (Canada, French title)
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  • 93 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The two male leads of this Kiwi film were not even born in New Zealand. One was from Canada and the other from Scotland, but both were however raised in the land of the long white cloud. See more »
Goofs At 0:07:43 -a large blue ice chest has magically arrived at the picnic site. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Dead Meat Horror Awards 2022 (2022). See more »
Soundtracks Waterpipe See more »
Quotes Jill: There is a difference between doing something and letting something happen. They live on the same street, though.
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