''Into the Dark'', also known as ''I Will Follow You into the Dark'', is a 2012 American

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written and directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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as lovers separated by supernatural elements. The project went into production in January 2012.AOT Member Jaz Martin To Star Opposite Mischa Barton!
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song of the same name. On 14 May 2012, Epic Pictures Group released an international trailer for the film. The film premiered at the

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on 20 October 2012, where it was nominated for the Best Feature Film award. The film was released theatrically in the United States on 11 October 2013.

Plot

Sophia Monet is a young woman battling depression after losing both her parents in the last six months. She becomes increasingly isolated and convinces herself that she'll never see her parents again, dismissing any notion of an

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. She is drawn out of this flux when she meets a new love interest, Adam Hunt. After Adam's mysterious disappearance, Sophia becomes determined to track him down. Her search leads to an eerie apartment building, where passing the threshold means leaving the living and entering the realm of the dead.

Cast

as Sophia Monet *

as Adam Hunt *Jaz Martin as Sam *

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as Astrid *

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as Dr. Thomas * Melinda Y. Cohen as Penny *

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as Mr. Carter * Jim Tooey as Officer Mason *Kris Wheeler as Officer Darby *Talon Reid as Tortured soul *Zack Tiegen as Tom *Jessee Foudray as Funeral Goer with Baby

Release

In May 2012, ''

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'' reported that Epic Pictures Group made several deals that license the film for overseas distribution. The film will be released by Tiberius Film in

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.Buyers go Into The Dark for Epic Pictures
Screen Daily. 20 May 2012

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2179087, Into the Dark
Interview with Mischa Barton
2012 films 2012 horror films 2012 horror thriller films American independent films American mystery thriller films American supernatural horror films American horror thriller films Films set in apartment buildings Films shot in Los Angeles American haunted house films Films directed by Mark Edwin Robinson 2010s English-language films 2010s American films 2012 independent films