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Brave the Dark

Brave the Dark
★ 6.7/10•2025•1h 50m•PG-13•Drama

When Mr. Deen discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate’s self-destructive behavior, Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets slowly tearing Nate apart. What began as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Deen must decide how far he’s willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself.

Lynn Robertson Hay · Writer

Dale G. Bradley · Writer

Damian Harris · Director

Nathaniel Deen · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 23, 2025
Budget$200,000
Revenue$4,529,925

Actors

Jared Harris

Jared Harris

Stan Deen

Nicholas Hamilton

Nicholas Hamilton

Nathan Williams

Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris

Barney

Sasha Bhasin

Sasha Bhasin

Tina Baxter

Will Price

Will Price

Johnny Alecco

Kimberly S. Fairbanks

Kimberly S. Fairbanks

Deborah May

Tobias Segal

Tobias Segal

Nate's Father

Martin Jarvis

Martin Jarvis

Henry V (voice)

Brandon Miles

Brandon Miles

Barnaby

Johnathan Davis

Johnathan Davis

Officer Smits

Daisy Galvis

Daisy Galvis

Judge

Scottie DiGiacomo

Mother

Banks Quinney

Young Nathan

Elise Hudson

Elise Hudson

Linda

Meredith Sullivan

Gloria

Niva Patel

Jen

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