Hurt (2009 film)

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Hurt
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Directed byBarbara Stepansky
Screenplay byBarbara Stepansky
Alison Lea Bingeman
Story byEduardo Levy
James Martin
Produced byEduardo Levy
James Martin
Nikolette Orlandou
Starring Melora Walters
William Mapother
Johanna E. Braddy
Jackson Rathbone
Ava Gaudet
Sofia Vassilieva
CinematographyRalph Kaechele
Edited byRita DaSilva
Music byDavid Julyan
Dana Niu
Distributed byHigh Treason Productions
Inferno Films Productions
Circus Road Films
monterey media (U.S.)
Release date
  • November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hurt is an American dramatic, Gothic, horror-thriller film released in 2009. The film was directed by Barbara Stepansky and stars Melora Walters, William Mapother, Sofia Vassilieva, and Jackson Rathbone.

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Synopsis

The Coltrane family's life has been devastated by an untimely death. Widowed Helen Coltrane (Melora Walters), along with her teenage son (Jackson Rathbone) and daughter, are given shelter by her reclusive and quirky gun-loving brother-in-law. As they grapple with the reality of their shattered, altered life and twist of fate, coincidence steps in with a seemingly lovely foster child (Sofia Vassilieva), who appears touting a story that Helen's husband had pledged to take her in. A macabre story of deception unfolds. [1]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in California, more specifically Agua Dulce and Los Angeles. It was completed as of September 8, 2008 On September 1, 2008, the film's official website announced that Hurt would be represented by Inferno Films Productions (foreign sales) and Circus Road Films (domestic sales). [2]

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References

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