''The Dark Place'' is a

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written and directed by Jody Wheeler. It stars Blaise Embry,

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and Eduardo Rioseco. The film is a twisted thrill ride of betrayal, hope, greed, love — and mommy issues. Having a gay main character makes familiar worlds and genres become brand new landscapes.

Plot

Keegan Dark (Blaise Embry), the protagonist, has a condition called

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, a condition that makes a person remember almost every single moment of their life. Keegan Dark and his boyfriend (Timo Descamps) arrive at the mansion of Keegan's estranged mother Mrs. Celeste Dark (Shannon Day) where not only is he constantly being haunted by his past, but also discovers a plot that puts his life and lives of his loved ones in danger. Along the way we meet Keegan's new step-father and step-brother (Andy Copeland and Sean Paul Lockhart) and his ex-boyfriend/Mrs. Dark's lawyer, Ernesto (Eduardo Rioseco).

Cast

* Blaise Embry ... Keegan Dark *

... Jake Bishop * Eduardo Rioseco ... Ernie Reyes * Shannon Day ... Celeste Dark * Andy Copeland ... Adrian Bishop * Shade Streeter ... Young Keegan *

Genevieve Buechner Genevieve Sterling Buechner (born November 10, 1991) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her television roles such as Tamara Adama on the Syfy series '' Caprica'', Fox on The CW series ''The 100'', and Madison on the Lifetime series ''UnRE ...

... Wendy Luckenbill * Allison Lane ... Sherriff Timmer * Joshua Stenseth ... Collin Dark * Jessica Hendrickson ... Lucinda * Denny McAuliffe ... Young Ernie * Kendall Wells ... Calvin * Harold Phillips ... Steven Dark * Ron Boyd ... Deputy Nelson

Production

Development

It is produced by J.T. Tepnapa and Carlos Pedraza. It was produced by Blue Seraph Productions. The film was shot in Hillsboro and Portland, Oregon, USA.

Reception

Reviews

Ed Kennedy from ''The Backlot'' said, "Refreshing... a real thriller with a beautiful setting, georgeous actors with complicated relationships". Timothy Junes of the Zizo Online commented, "'The Dark Place' is neither a masterpiece nor a monster of a film. It's refreshing to see where homosexuality is a given and no theme in itself. Entertaining".

Awards

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* * * 2014 films American mystery thriller films Films set in California Gay-related films 2010s mystery thriller films LGBT-related thriller films 2014 LGBT-related films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{LGBT-film-stub