''Hurt'' is an American dramatic,

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, horror-thriller film released in 2009. The film was directed by Barbara Stepansky and stars

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, and

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Synopsis

The Coltrane family's life has been devastated by an untimely death. Widowed Helen Coltrane (Melora Walters), along with her teenage son (Jackson Rathbone) and daughter, are given shelter by her reclusive and quirky gun-loving brother-in-law. As they grapple with the reality of their shattered, altered life and twist of fate, coincidence steps in with a seemingly lovely foster child (

), who appears touting a story that Helen's husband had pledged to take her in. A macabre story of deception unfolds.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in California, more specifically Agua Dulce and

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. It was completed as of September 8, 2008 On September 1, 2008, the film's official website announced that ''Hurt'' would be represented by Inferno Films Productions (foreign sales) and Circus Road Films (domestic sales).

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