# Hold the Dark (2018)

> A retired wolf expert becomes trapped in an opaque cycle of grief, revenge, and brutality in the frozen Alaskan wilderness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/262749

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime
- Director: Jeremy Saulnier
- Cast: Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough, Julian Black Antelope, Tantoo Cardinal, Macon Blair, Jonathan Whitesell
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5057140/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, foreboding, oppressive, late night thriller viewing, dark winter evening

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