The Dark (2005)

Name: The Dark
Director: John Fawcett
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2005-09-28
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Sean Bean, Maria Bello, Sophie Stuckey, Abigail Stone

R | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In mourning over the tragic drowning of their daughter Sarah, James and Adèle are visited by Ebrill, a young girl who claims she died 60 years ago - and bears a startling resemblance to Sarah.

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Maria Bello

Adèlle
Sean Bean

James
Maurice Roëves

Dafydd
Sophie Stuckey

Sarah
Abigail Stone

Ebrill
Richard Elfyn

Rowan
Casper Harvey

Young Dafydd
Eluned Jones

Doctor
Gwenyth Petty

Librarian
Robin Griffith

Police Inspector
Mike Keggen

Rib Skipper
Tonya Smith

Main Stumblehead Martyr

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22 April 2006 | cheerleader122

| I enjoyed it

As a huge fan of horror movies, I give pretty much everything in this category a chance. I had never heard of this movie before, just stumbled upon it at the video store. I know a lot of people think it was a stereotypical horror movie but I jumped A LOT. And to be honest, I didn't always see the frights coming. I do see similarity between The Ring and The Dark but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I am still a little unsure about the ending but I guess that happens sometimes in this category. The camera work made it a little difficult at times to see but I guess it is called The Dark for a reason. The little girl was creepy which seems to be a requirement for child roles in horror movies. All and all I would say it's worth a peek.

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The movie borrows many story line elements from The Ring (2002) and Silent Hill (2006). In the latter case, there's even similar casting with Sean Bean as the Father.

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Adèlle: She's been dead for fifty years, and now she's here. Explain that to me!

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Ebrill is consistently mispronounced as 'Ebrith' ('Ebrydd' in Welsh, although there is no such Welsh word). There is no English equivalent for 'll' but it should be pronounced as something closer to 'Ebrych', similar to the 'ch' as in the Scottish 'loch' (although that sound also exists in Welsh).