The Cold Light of Day

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The Cold Light of Day

"To get inside a killer's head, a cop must pick the next victim... before the killer does."

1996

1h 41m

5.0(21 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A troubled detective befriends a single woman and her daughter with the intention of using them as bait for a serial killer.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Richard E. Grant

Viktor Marek

Lynsey Baxter

Milena Tatour, Anna's mother

Perdita Weeks

Anna Tatour

Simon Cadell

Vladimir Kozant

Thom Hoffman

Alexi Berka

James Laurenson

Pavel Novak

Heathcote Williams

Stephan Nuslauer

Roger Sloman

Ludek Dittmayer

Gerard Thoolen

Jan Pastorek

Elizabeth McKechnie

Eva Pastorek

Creative team

Directed by: Rudolf van den Berg
Written by: Doug Magee
Produced by: Haig Balian
Chris Brouwer

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