United States / Jun 07, 2025 / Tribeca Festival
Desperate people do dangerous things.
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Fresh out of prison, Ava's attempt to reclaim her drug operation collapses when she witnesses a brutal crime, forcing her to flee into a nightmarish underworld where allies are scarce and enemies multiply by the minute.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Haysom | Bill Morris |
| Geena Meszaros | Older Amy |
| Warona Setshwaelo | Marge Buckner |
| Jessica Abruzzese | Donna |
| Scott Janzen | Grocery Supervisor |
| Sampreet Arneja | Teenage Employee |
| Svetlana Citta | Teen Employee |
| Rod Coulter | Cop 1 |
| Michael Hearn | Kelly |
| Jeff Jacobs | Police Officer |
| Debra Kurtz | Woman in Window |
| Justin Halley Melo | Stampede Employee |
| Barry Tuff | The Stranger |
| Austyn Van de Kamp | Partying Man |
| David Ward | Oil Worker |
| Nick Duske | Cowboy (uncredited) |
| Mario Pineda | Masked Teen |
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| Mike Veal | Cop |
| Rod Coulter | Cop |
| Patrick Choquette | Uniform Cop |
| Debra Kurtz | Woman in a Window |
| Any A. Perini | Guard |
| Diana-Marie Stolz | Stampede Employee |
| Murray Farnell | Nude Oil Worker |
| Brian Dooley | Game Night Older Man |
| Justin Halley Melo | Stampede Employee (uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | In Cold Light |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Português |
| Production countries | Canada, Finland, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | XYZ Films, Lithium Studios, IPR.VC, Peripheria Productions |
| Release date | 23 gennaio 2026 |
| Production | Mike MacMillan, Jean-Yves Roubin, Yanick Létourneau |
| Writer | Patrick Whistler |
| Casting | Mark Bennett, Kate Yablunovsky, Bruno Rosato |
| Editing | Eric Losier, Jérôme Cloutier, Maxime Taimiot |
| Cinematography | Sara Mishara, Felix Bellhumeur-Lemay, Jean-François Burt, Patrice Dagenais, Guillaume Dubois, Benoît C. Gauthier, Chris Large, Marc Lemieux, Guillaume Parisien, Steven Turcotte, Miguel Templon |
| Assistant directors | Érik Ajduk, Anne-Marie Chaurette, Ryan Vescarelli, Maxime Giroux, Marianne Girard |
| Lighting | Bernard April, Florian Burtscher, Guénaël Charrier, Pierre Malo |
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Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 26, 2025 / Calgary International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Jan 23, 2026 / R
Digital
United States / Feb 24, 2026 / R
Ireland / Mar 02, 2026
United Kingdom / Mar 02, 2026 / 15
China / Apr 05, 2026
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