A Dark Foe | |
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Directed by | Maria Gabriela Cardenas |
Written by | Oscar Cardenas Maria Gabriela Cardenas |
Starring | Oscar Cardenas Kenzie Dalton Selma Blair |
Cinematography | Jon Aguirresarobe |
Music by | Tim Jones |
Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Dark Foe is a 2020 American independent crime-thriller film directed by Maria Gabriela Cardenas and starring her father Oscar Cardenas, Kenzie Dalton, Graham Greene and Selma Blair. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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