

Brave the Dark
2025-01-23 · 110 min · ★ 6.7
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Damian Harris
- Production companies
- Inspiring Films, Make Films, Triode Media, 2521 Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 200,000
- Revenue
- USD 4,529,925
Top Cast
Jared HarrisStan Deen
Nicholas HamiltonNathan Williams
Jamie HarrisBarney
Sasha BhasinTina Baxter
Will PriceJohnny Alecco
Kimberly S. FairbanksDeborah May
Tobias SegalNate's Father
Martin JarvisHenry V (voice)
Brandon MilesBarnaby
Johnathan DavisOfficer Smits
Daisy GalvisJudge
Elise HudsonLinda
Gwyneth Anne TrumboreOrphan
Shannon Destiny RyanYoung Woman Annabel
Searra SawkaRona
Ava WrubelPastor's DaughterTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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