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ERA
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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
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In Cold Light
"Desperate people do dangerous things."
2026 1h 36m EN
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5.8
MID
★5.8TMDB · 62
ThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
“Desperate people do dangerous things.”
Cast
Maika Monroe
Ava
Troy Kotsur
Will
Allan Hawco
Bob Whyte
Helen Hunt
Claire
Jesse Irving
Tom
Noah Parker
Adam
Patrick Sabongui
Sef
David Haysom
Bill Morris
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Maxime Giroux
- Writers
- Patrick Whistler, Jocelyn Bonnier
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
- Countries
- Canada, Finland, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Finland, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Maxime Giroux, shot by Sara Mishara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Philippe Brault. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Maika Monroe and Troy Kotsur and Allan Hawco carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "Desperate people do dangerous things.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt27497165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Maxime Giroux directs. Sara Mishara behind the camera. Philippe Brault scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, Finland, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Canada, Finland, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Maxime Giroux, shot by Sara Mishara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Philippe Brault. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Maika Monroe and Troy Kotsur and Allan Hawco carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Desperate people do dangerous things.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt27497165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sara Mishara
- Original score
- Philippe Brault
- Production design
- Colombe Raby
- Costume design
- Patricia McNeil
- Makeup / hair
- Lyne Lapiana
- Sound
- Luc Boudrias
- Stunt coordinator
- Sébastien Rouleau
- Runtime
- 96 min · 1h 36m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Maxime Giroux
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
XYZ Films
US
Lithium Studios
CA
IPR.VC
FI
Peripheria Productions
CA
Key crew
- ProducerMike MacMillan
- Co-ProducerJean-Yves Roubin
- ProducerYanick Létourneau
- Online EditorEric Losier
- CastingMark Bennett
- CastingKate Yablunovsky
- CastingBruno Rosato
- Production DesignColombe Raby
- On Set DresserFlorian Osellame
- Set DecorationChristina Vincelli
- Costume DesignPatricia McNeil
- Hair Department HeadLyne Lapiana
- Makeup DesignerEdwina Vodă
- Key Hair StylistDylan Twigg
- Production ManagerArianne Sahlin-Kuyk
- Post Production SupervisorPierre Thériault
- Production SupervisorMarc Vandergraaf
- First Assistant DirectorÉrik Ajduk
- Second Assistant DirectorAnne-Marie Chaurette
- Third Assistant DirectorRyan Vescarelli
- Storyboard ArtistJocelyn Bonnier
- Graphic DesignerElisabeth Duchaine-Baillargeon
- Art Department AssistantAurore Favri
- Set DesignerMarc-André Tratch
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-06-07· Tribeca Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2026-01-23R
- Digital2026-02-24R
