Half Light

Jan 17, 2006

1h 50m

★ 6.0

When the darkness falls the dead will rise.

Overview

Rachel Carson, a best-selling crime novelist, is devastated and filled with guilt over the accidental death of her son. Hoping that a change of scenery will help alleviate her suffering, she leaves her home in the city and moves into a vacant country house owned by a friend and begins a relationship with charming local Angus. But, just as her life is taking a turn for the better, Rachel realizes she's being romanced by a ghost, leading her to doubt her own sanity.

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

Lakeshore Entertainment

Samuels Media

VIP 3 Medienfonds

Half Light

Rising Star Productions

Half Light Trailers

Cast

Rachel Carlson

Demi Moore

Brian

Henry Ian Cusick

Thomas Carlson

Jordan El-Balawi

Sharon Winton

Kate Isitt

Dr. Robert Freedman

Nicholas Gleaves

Finlay Murray

James Cosmo

Mary Murray

Joanna Hole

Morag McPherson

Thérèse Bradley

Angus McCulloch

Hans Matheson

Reverend James McMahon

Mickey Wilson

Librarian

Polly Frame

Gaelic Speaking Woman

Ceit Kearney

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