Brave the Dark 2025

Overview

Brave the Dark is a 2023 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Damian Harris. The film, which carries a PG-13 rating and has a runtime of one hour and fifty minutes, premiered at the Heartland International Film Festival in October 2023 before its United States release on January 24, 2025. The screenplay was written by Lynn Robertson Hay, Dale G. Bradley, and Damian Harris. The cast features Jared Harris, Nicholas Hamilton, Will Price, Jamie Harris, Martin Jarvis, Tobias Segal, Sasha Bhasin, Johnath Davis, Scottie DiGiacomo, and Kimberly S. Fairbanks. The story follows Mr. Deen, who discovers that one of his students, Nate, has been living in his car and was recently jailed. After Deen bails the student out, he attempts to address Nate’s self-destructive behavior. As Deen uncovers dark secrets affecting the student, he engages in a desperate effort to save Nate from his personal demons. The film explores the extent to which a mentor will go to prevent a young person from losing everything.