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Edge of Darkness
Director: Martin Campbell
Release Date: January 28, 2010
Starring: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, Gbenga Akinnagbe
Language: English
Country: United States, United Kingdom
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Edge of Darkness is an film adaptation of the 1985 BBC television series, Edge of Darkness. The film stars Mel Gibson and Ray Winstone, and is directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Michael Wearing, who also directed and produced the series respectively. Edge of Darkness follows a detective (Mel Gibson) investigating the murder of his activist daughter (Bojana Novakovic), uncovering political conspiracies and cover-ups in the process.
As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence. Thomas Craven is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma, is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her killing.
His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder — and to shadowy government operative Darius Jedburgh who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.
Cast:
- Mel Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a homicide detective for the Boston Police Department. Gibson is a fan of the television series, and the film marks his first starring role since 2002′s We Were Soldiers and Signs. Gibson attended a gun club with two policemen to improve his marksman skills for the film.
- Ray Winstone as Matt Jedburgh, a CIA officer sent to cover up the murder. Robert De Niro had been cast in the role, but he walked out just after he arrived to begin shooting, due to creative differences.
- Danny Huston as Bennett, a shady businessman.
- Bojana Novakovic plays Emma Craven, Thomas’ murdered daughter.
- Shawn Roberts plays Terry Shields, her boyfriend.
- Gbenga Akinnagbe plays a detective in Thomas’ squad.
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