A Bit of Light

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A Bit of Light
A Bit of Light Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Stephen Moyer
Screenplay by Rebecca Callard
Based onA Bit of Light
by Rebecca Callard
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Allibone
Edited byTodd Sandler
Music by Nathan Barr
Production
companies
  • Infinity Hill
  • Great Point Media
  • ICM Partners
  • Pont Neuf Productions
  • Shorelight Pictures
Distributed by Quiver Distribution (United States)
April Snow Films (United Kingdom) [1]
Release dates
  • 16 November 2022 (2022-11-16)(Raindance)
  • 5 April 2024 (2024-04-05)(United States)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Contents

The film was released in the United States on 5 April 2024.

Premise

Recovering alcoholic Ella ends up moving back in with her father, Alan, while losing custody of her daughters.

Cast

Production

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]

Release

A Bit of Light premiered at the 2022 Raindance Film Festival. [3] It was released in the United States on 5 April 2024. [4]

Reception

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Bit Of Light". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Grater, Tom (12 October 2021). "Anna Paquin & Ray Winstone Starring In Stephen Moyer-Directed 'A Bit of Light'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "A Bit of Light + Q&A". Raindance.org. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Telling, Gillian (29 March 2024). "Anna Paquin Recalls Watching X-Men Costar Hugh Jackman Achieve Global Fame While Still Being 'Kind' (Exclusive)". People . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "A Bit of Light". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "A Bit of Light". Film Threat. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "A Bit of Light". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "A Bit of Light". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
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