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The film was shot over 22 days in October and November 2012 in Windham, Cairo, and East Durham in Greene County, upstate New York.<ref>Rob LeDonne. "[[Breaking bad good for Greene]]". The Daily Mail.</ref> Formerly known as ''Eye of Winter ''and ''Cold Quarter'', the film is the second feature collaboration between director [[Tze Chun]] and producer [[Mynette Louie]]; their previous film [[Children of Invention]] premiered at [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] in 2009.<ref>Kishori Rajan. "[[Second-Time Director: Tze Chun and Eye of Winter]]". Filmmaker Magazine.</ref> |
The film was shot over 22 days in October and November 2012 in Windham, Cairo, and East Durham in Greene County, upstate New York.<ref>Rob LeDonne. "[[Breaking bad good for Greene]]". The Daily Mail.</ref> Formerly known as ''Eye of Winter ''and ''Cold Quarter'', the film is the second feature collaboration between director [[Tze Chun]] and producer [[Mynette Louie]]; their previous film, [[Children of Invention|''Children of Invention'']], premiered at [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] in 2009.<ref>Kishori Rajan. "[[Second-Time Director: Tze Chun and Eye of Winter]]". Filmmaker Magazine.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:10, 13 July 2014
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| Directed by | Tze Chun |
| Written by | Tze Chun Oz Perkins Nick Simon |
| Produced by | Mynette Louie Trevor Sagan |
| Starring | Alice Eve Bryan Cranston Logan Marshall-Green Ursula Parker Leo Fitzpatrick |
| Cinematography | Noah Rosenthal |
| Edited by | Paul Frank |
| Music by | Jeff Grace |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cold Comes the Night is a 2013 American crime thriller film directed by Tze Chun, who co-wrote the script with Oz Perkins and Nick Simon. The film stars Alice Eve, Bryan Cranston, Logan Marshall-Green, Ursula Parker and Leo Fitzpatrick, and was produced by Mynette Louie and Trevor Sagan.
Plot
A motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind Polish criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop.
Chloe, a single mother living with her daughter Sophia, operates a motel. Topo is a blind man traveling cross country with his associate John. After John and Topo stop for some food John spots a prostitute, Gwen, and convinces Topo to stay the night. As John and Gwen have sex, they get into an argument and John shoots her, waking Chloe up. She goes to investigate to find Gwen and John dead.
After the police arrive, Chloe has a conversation with her police friend Billy who was Gwen's pimp. He comforts her while Chloe tells him she will not allow his girls to use the rooms in her motel anymore, as a social worker was around earlier threatening to take Sophia away. The following day Topo takes Chloe and Sophia hostage looking for the jeep. As Sophia watches TV Chloe agrees to retrieve the jeep from the police. Topo forces Chloe and Sophia to stake out Billy's residence. Amber answers the door and Chloe and Billy fight. Billy refuses to give Chloe the jeep. Topo forces Chloe to break into the police junkyard and retrieve a package hidden behind the radio. After evading the Patrolman, Chloe reaches the car but cannot find the package.
Back at the motel, Chloe learns more about Topo and figures out that he is a courier who is supposed to deliver bundles of money. She proposes to Topo to split the money if she helps him faster and he reluctantly agrees due to his new impairment. After Chloe falls asleep with Sophia Topo looks around and finds Chloe's hidden stash of emergency money.
The next morning, Topo and Chloe stake out, learning that John was Topo's nephew and Chloe's husband died in a hit and run. After finding Billy, Chloe follows him only to be found out and cornered in an ally. After Billy has Chloe pinned on the roof of the car, topo sneaks up behind him and interrogates him and heads to Billy's house thinking they money is stashed there. After she finds the money under the bed she is confronted by Billy's wife Amber, whom Topo shoots. They leave after tying Billy to the radiator. They go back to the motel where Topo leaves with all of the money with another associate, Donnie.
Chloe calls the police and tells them that she was a hostage. They tell her that Billy was not found at his house and decide to leave a squad-car there for her safety. Topo and Donnie meet Jacques and his associates in a car park. They force Topo into the car and proceed to count the money to find that they are missing fifty grand, which Chloe has. After Jack threatens to kill Topo, he kills them all. Back at the motel, after Chloe packs her and Sophie's things, she sends the police away only to be caught and cornered by Topo. After he gives her her cut of the money Billy shoots Topo and Donnie. After he corners Chloe, she escapes and throws him through a window, slicing his neck accidentally in the process and killing him.
Chloe sets the scene to look like a deal gone bad, and takes Sophie into a taxi to parts unknown.
Cast
- Alice Eve as Chloe
- Bryan Cranston as Topo
- Logan Marshall-Green as Billy
- Ursula Parker as Sophia
- Leo Fitzpatrick as Donnie
- Erin Cummings as Amber
- Robin Taylor as Quincy
- Sarah Sokolovic as Gwen
- Marceline Hugot as Denise
- Stephen Sheffer as Jacques
- Robert Prescott as Detective McKenney
- Ashlie Atkinson as Social worker
- Dylan Chalfy as Police officer
Production
The film was shot over 22 days in October and November 2012 in Windham, Cairo, and East Durham in Greene County, upstate New York.[1] Formerly known as Eye of Winter and Cold Quarter, the film is the second feature collaboration between director Tze Chun and producer Mynette Louie; their previous film, Children of Invention, premiered at Sundance in 2009.[2]
Release
On July 25, 2013, it was announced that Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions acquired worldwide rights to the film.[3] The first trailer was released on July 24, 2013.[4] The film had its theatrical premiere in the UK on September 20, 2013, followed by a US premiere on January 10, 2014.
References
- ^ Rob LeDonne. "Breaking bad good for Greene". The Daily Mail.
- ^ Kishori Rajan. "Second-Time Director: Tze Chun and Eye of Winter". Filmmaker Magazine.
- ^ "Sony acquires Cold Comes The Night". screendaily.com. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ Matt Maytum. "Exclusive Cold Comes The Night trailer starring Bryan Cranston". Total Film
External links
- Cold Comes the Night at IMDb
- Cold Comes the Night at Rotten Tomatoes
- Cold Comes the Night on Facebook
- Cold Comes the Night on Twitter
