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Directed by | Stephen Moyer |
Screenplay by | Rebecca Callard |
Based on | A Bit of Light by Rebecca Callard |
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Cinematography | Peter Allibone |
Edited by | Todd Sandler |
Music by | Nathan Barr |
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Distributed by | Quiver Distribution (United States) April Snow Films (United Kingdom) [1] |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
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Language | English |
A Bit of Light is a 2022 drama film directed by Stephen Moyer and written by Rebecca Callard. It stars Anna Paquin, Ray Winstone, Pippa Bennett-Warner, and Youssef Kerkour. It is based on the stage play of the same by Callard.
The film was released in the United States on April 5, 2024.
Recovering alcoholic Ella ends up moving back in with her father, Alan, while losing custody of her daughters.
In October 2021, it was reported that a drama film directed by Stephen Moyer and written by Rebecca Callard titled A Bit of Light, which had completed principal photography in the United Kingdom, with Anna Paquin and Ray Winstone cast in the lead roles as Ella and Alan, alongside Pippa Bennett-Warner as Bethan and Youssef Kerkour as Joseph. [2]
A Bit of Light premiered at the 2022 Raindance Film Festival. [3] It was released in the United States on April 5, 2024. [4]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 57% of 7 critics' reviews are positive. [5]
On Film Threat , Michael Talbot-Haynes scored the film a 7.5/10 writing in his review consensus section: "brings an electricity onscreen which hums in the air". [6] Peyton Robinson of RogerEbert.com rated it 1,5/4 stars writing that the film is "creatively unremarkable, with uninspired visuals and editing that play like a workshop in flashbacks and cool-versus-warm emotional motifs." [7]
On Common Sense Media , Kat Halstead wrote that "it's heart-wrenching to see Ella's struggles to stay sober and find hope, but Winstone's turn as her patient, frustrated, but ultimately loving father injects much-needed warmth into her journey." [8]