The Cold Light of Day (2012)

93 min · Action, Thriller, action film, thriller film

Popularity4.5/5

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Directors

Mabrouk El Mechri

Cast

Henry Cavill, Verónica Echegui, Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver, Joseph Mawle, Caroline Goodall, Rafi Gavron, Emma Hamilton, Roschdy Zem, Óscar Jaenada, Joe Dixon, Jim Piddock, Fermí Reixach, Lolo Herrero, Simón Andreu, Mark Ullod, Andrea Ros, Sílvia Sabaté, Colm Meaney

The story

Will Shaw, who owns a consultancy business in San Francisco that is about to go into insolvency, reluctantly visits his family in Spain for a holiday. He is met there by his father, Martin, an adviser for the U.S. government, with whom he has a tense relationship.

Catalogue themes and tags

Berufspause, Business Man, CIA, CIA Agent, Corruption, Enführung, Falsely Accused Person, Familie, Familienstreit, Familiy Holiday, Family Secrets, Gegenwart, Geheimnisse, Government, Government Secrets, Gunfight, Hostage, Hostage Drama, Hostage-Taking, Intrige, Kidnap victim, Kidnapper, Komplott, Liberation of Hostage, Pistole, Politics, Sailboat, Sailing, Sailing Trip, Shootout, Spain, Waffen, chase, vater-sohn, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Action

Genres

Action, Thriller, action film, thriller film

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