First Trailer for Stone Age Thriller ‘Out of Darkness’ with Chuku Modu

First Trailer for Stone Age Thriller ‘Out of Darkness’ with Chuku Modu

by Alex Billington
December 13, 2023
Source: YouTube

“We trespassed. It’s punishing us.” Bleecker Street has revealed an official US trailer for an intense survival thriller titled Out of Darkness, set during the Old Stone Age, some 45,000 years ago. Yet another early humans survival movie (similar to 10,000 BC or Alpha). This originally premiered at the 2022 London Film Festival a year ago, as it’s a British production, and it’s finally getting released in February 2024. In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they have never envisaged. The cast is lead by Safia Oakley-Green as Beyah, Chuku Modu as Adem, with Kit Young, Iola Evans, Luna Mwezi, and Arno Luening. It earned positive reviews at its premiere. “A masterclass on how to make historical horror fiction, as well as survivor horror, and all of these pieces come together to create something that feels both timeless and alien.” Is it a dragon? Or some dinosaur? Or other creature…?

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Andrew Cumming’s Out of Darkness, direct from YouTube:

A small boat reaches the shores of a raw and desolate landscape. A group of six have struggled across the narrow sea to find a new home. They are starving, desperate, and living 45,000 years ago on Earth. First they must find shelter, and they strike out across the tundra wastes towards the distant mountains that promise the abundant caves they need to survive. But when night falls, anticipation turns to fear and doubt as they realize they are not alone. Terrifying sounds suggest something monstrous at large in this landscape, something that could kill them or steal them away. As relationships in the group fracture, the determination of one young woman reveals the terrible actions necessary for survival. Out of Darkness is directed by British filmmaker Andrew Cumming, making his feature directorial debut after short films and work on the TV series “River City”, “Clique”, “Cold Feet”, and “Payback” previously. The screenplay is written by Ruth Greenberg, from a story by Andrew Cumming & Oliver Kassman. Also produced by Oliver Kassman. This initially premiered at the 2022 London Film Festival last year. Bleecker Street will debut Out of Darkness in select US theaters starting on February 9th, 2024 coming soon. Who wants to watch this?

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