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Hold The Dark (2018)

Directed by Jeremy Saulnier · Cinematography by Magnus Nordenhof Jønck

TV-MA125 min56 frames

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Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: establishing — A cluster of small wooden cabins sits on the frozen edge of a river. Dense pine forests and…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit corridor features a bright fluorescent light panel in the background. A man holds a…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A man signs a paper at a service counter in a dimly lit, professional setting. The foreground shows the…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: wide — A vast, expansive frozen lake sits between towering, snow-covered mountain ridges under a cloudy sky. A…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A woman stands in the doorway of a weathered wooden cabin in an overcast climate. She clutches a book…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: closeup — A person in a dark space is lit only on one side of their face. An older woman with long white hair…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A hospital room with a patient bed positioned near a window with sheer curtains. A woman sits on a chair…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: fullbody — A snow-covered mountain valley stretches toward a massive frozen lake at twilight. A solitary man in a…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A dark, wood-paneled cabin interior features a sink and cabinets at night. Two men stand in the dim room…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A man stands inside a room with plastered walls and window slats filtering light. He faces an unseen…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with plywood walls, floral patterned furniture, and two warm table lamps. A man and a…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: wide — A large bison stands on a snow-covered road in a dark winter landscape. Bright vehicle headlights…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A dusty outdoor military site features concrete block buildings under construction in the distance.…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: wide — A small white and red private airplane rests on a snow-covered field. Distant mountains are visible under a…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: wide — A dark, low-rise building stands at night with snow visible on the ground. A bright red neon sign glows…Hold The Dark (2018) movie still: medium — A dimly lit, cramped basement space features wooden walls and basic shelving units. An older man stands…
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What is Hold The Dark about?

In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.

Hold the Dark is a 2018 American neo-Western action thriller film directed by Jeremy Saulnier from a screenplay by Macon Blair. It is based upon the novel of the same name by William Giraldi. The film stars Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, James Badge Dale, Riley Keough, Tantoo Cardinal, and Julian Black Antelope. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2018, and was released on September 28, 2018, by Netflix.

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What does the cinematography of Hold The Dark look like?

Across 48 sampled frames, Hold The Dark builds its coverage from medium shots (63% of the sample), with wide compositions (23%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Magnus Nordenhof Jønck keeps 50% of it in soft, low-key light. 54% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 67% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Hold The Dark?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Hold The Dark (2018) are #2c2e2d, #111112, #52524f, #1b242e, #323b46, #37464a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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