Home Before Dark


1h 50m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A 12-year-old Catholic girl growing up in a small Massachusettes town in 1963, comes home from school on the day President Kennedy is assassinated to discover her mother has attempted suicide. The girl is then sent to live with relatives while her mother is institutionalized.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

Synopsis

A 12-year-old Catholic girl growing up in a small Massachusettes town in 1963, comes home from school on the day President Kennedy is assassinated to discover her mother has attempted suicide. The girl is then sent to live with relatives while her mother is institutionalized.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 50m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States November 1997

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States Summer July 10, 1998

Co-recipient of the 1997 Hamptons International Film Festival Golden Starfish award for Best Feature.

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 4, 1998.

Shown at Boston International Festival of Women's Cinema April 25 - May 1, 1997.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.

Shown at Northampton Film Festival (Special Programs) in Northampton, Massachusetts November 6-9, 1997.

Released in United States 1997 (Co-recipient of the 1997 Hamptons International Film Festival Golden Starfish award for Best Feature.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Boston International Festival of Women's Cinema April 25 - May 1, 1997.)

Feature directorial debut for Maureen Foley.

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 4, 1998.)

Released in United States Summer July 10, 1998

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (in competition) October 15-19, 1997.)

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Northampton Film Festival (Special Programs) in Northampton, Massachusetts November 6-9, 1997.)