Hold the Dark (2018)

Director
Jeremy Saulnier

Main cast
Alexander Skarsgård; James Badge Dale; Riley Keough; Julian Black Antelope; Bobbi Jaye

Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Drama, Horror

Description
In the grim Alaskan winter, a naturalist hunts for wolves blamed for killing a local boy, but he soon finds himself swept into a chilling mystery.


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