The Cold Light of Day (2012 film)

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The Cold Light Of Day
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mabrouk El Mechri
Written by	Scott Wiper John Petro
Produced by	Marc D. Evans Trevor Macy Jesus Martinez Asencio Kevin Mann Mark Canton
Starring	Henry Cavill Sigourney Weaver Bruce Willis
Cinematography	Remi Adefarasin
Edited by	Valerio Bonelli
Music by	Lucas Vidal
Production companies	Intrepid Pictures Galavis Film Film Rites Fria Luz Del Dia, A.I.E.
Distributed by	Aurum Producciones (Spain) Summit Entertainment (United States; through Lionsgate[1])
Release dates	April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) (Spain) September 7, 2012 (2012-09-07) (United States)
Running time	93 minutes
Countries	United States Spain
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[2]
Box office	$25.4 million[1]

The Cold Light of Day is a 2012 action thriller film directed by Mabrouk El Mechri and distributed by Summit Entertainment.^[3] It was written by Scott Wiper and John Petro and stars Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis, and Sigourney Weaver. The story follows Will (Cavill), who finds that his family has been kidnapped by foreign agents searching for a briefcase stolen by his father (Willis), which forces him to take matters into his own hands to find them.

Produced by Intrepid Pictures, the film was released in Spain on April 4, 2012 and in the United States on September 7, 2012. It received negative reviews and has a 4% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[4]