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The Cold Light of Day

The Cold Light of Day

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The Cold Light of Day

"Instinct is his greatest weapon."

2012

1h 33m

5.4(1008 votes)

Action

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.

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Intrepid Pictures

Summit Entertainment

Calle Cruzada

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill

Will Shaw

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Martin

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Jean Carrack

Verónica Echegui

Verónica Echegui

Lucia

Joseph Mawle

Joseph Mawle

Gorman

Caroline Goodall

Caroline Goodall

Laurie Shaw

Rafi Gavron

Rafi Gavron

Josh

Emma Hamilton

Emma Hamilton

Dara

Michael Budd

Michael Budd

Esmael

Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem

Zahir

Creative team

Directed by: Mabrouk El Mechri
Written by: Scott Wiper
John Petro
Produced by: Marc D. Evans
Trevor Macy

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