''Dark Was the Night'' is a 2018 American drama film written and directed by

Joshua Leonard Joshua Granville Leonard (born June 17, 1975) is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his role in '' The Blair Witch Project'' (1999). He has since starred in films such as '' Madhouse'' (2004), '' The Shaggy Dog'' (2006), '' Higher ...

and starring

Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She came to prominence as a cast member on '' The Cosby Show'' spin-off '' A Different World'' in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international attentio ...

Charlie Plummer Charlie Faulkner Plummer is an American actor. Plummer began his career as a child actor in short films before appearing on the television dramas ''Boardwalk Empire'' and ''Granite Flats.'' In 2019, he starred in the Hulu miniseries '' Looking fo ...

and

Timothy Olyphant Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''The ...

. The film premiered at the 2018

Galway Film Fleadh The Galway Film Fleadh (; Irish for "festival") is an international film festival founded in 1989 as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Describing itself as Ireland’s leading film festival, the event is held every July in Galway city in Irela ...

under its original title ''Behold My Heart''.

Plot

After the unexpected death of Steven Lang (Olyphant), his widow, Margaret (Tomei) and son, Marcus (Plummer), struggle to cope with their grief.

Cast

as Margaret Lang *

as Marcus Lang *

as Steven Lang *

Mireille Enos Mireille Enos (; born September 22, 1975) is an American actress. Drawn to acting from a young age, she graduated in performing arts from Brigham Young University, where she was awarded the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship. Having made her acting ...

as Nancy * Emily Robinson as Tracy * Nik Dodani as Seamus *

Sakina Jaffrey Sakina Jaffrey (born February 14, 1962) is an American actress. Early life Jaffrey was born in New York City, the youngest daughter of Indian-born parents, actress and food and travel writer Madhur Jaffrey, and actor Saeed Jaffrey. Her parent ...

as Jane * David Call as Jake * Saidah Arrika Ekulona as Betsy * Blesst Bowden as Beth * Dakota Peterson as Tony * Paris Peterson as Paul * Savanna Reggio as Heather * Veronica Diaz-Carranza as Victoria * Karrie Cox as Christine Smith

Release

The film premiered on July 12, 2018 at the

in Ireland.

References

External links

* {{Joshua Leonard 2018 films 2018 drama films American drama films Films about alcoholism Films about grieving Films about families Films directed by Joshua Leonard 2010s English-language films 2010s American films