Midnight Son

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Midnight Son
Midnight Son.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Scott Leberecht
Produced by Matt Compton
Written by Scott Leberecht
Starring Zak Kilberg
Maya Parish
Larry Cedar
Music by Kays Al-Atrakchi
Geoff Levin
Cinematography Lyn Moncrief
Editing by Ian McCamey
Studio Free Lunch Productions
Distributed by FEARnet
Image Entertainment
Release date(s)
  • March 4, 2011 (2011-03-04) (Cinequest)
Running time 88 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

Midnight Son is a 2011 vampire horror film written and directed by Scott Leberecht, produced by Matt Compton, and starring Zak Kilberg. A trailer was released late October 2010.[2]

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Plot [edit]

Midnight Son is the story of Jacob a young man confined to a life of isolation, and night shift employment, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.

Cast [edit]

Critical Reception [edit]

Midnight Son received very positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes rated the film "Fresh" with 95% of critical reviews being positive.[3]

Philip French of The Observer newspaper said it was "a frightening story, plausibly developed within a relatively brief running time, and the central love between the male protagonist increasingly addicted to blood and a girl addicted to cocaine is oddly moving." [4]

The Daily Telegraph's Robbie Collin stated that "Horror films driven by ideas are thin on the ground, but behind the gory façade of Scott Leberecht's debut feature there ticks some cleverly assembled clockwork."[5]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "MIDNIGHT SON (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2012-12-12. 
  2. ^ Luyben, Liz Midnight Son movie page, Trailerdownload.net, November 1st, 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/midnight-son/
  4. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/jan/13/midnight-son-review
  5. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9795399/Films-in-Brief-Midnights-Son-American-Mary-May-I-Kill-U.html

External links [edit]

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