The Cold Light of Day
“Instinct is his greatest weapon.”
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.
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Cast
29 people
Henry Cavill
Will Shaw
Known for
Man of Steel
The Witcher
Bruce Willis
Martin
Known for
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Sigourney Weaver
Jean Carrack
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Verónica Echegui
Lucia
Known for
Fortitude
Unknown Origins
Joseph Mawle
Gorman
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Game of Thrones
Caroline Goodall
Laurie Shaw
Known for
Schindler's List
The Princess Diaries
Rafi Gavron
Josh
Known for
A Star Is Born
Godfather of Harlem
Emma Hamilton
Dara
Known for
The Tudors
Last Cab to Darwin
Michael Budd
Esmael
Also in
The Matrix Reloaded
Love of My Life
Roschdy Zem
Zahir
Known for
Nothing to Hide
Point Blank
Jim Piddock
Meckler
Known for
The Prestige
The Five-Year Engagement
Óscar Jaenada
Maximo
Known for
The Shallows
Luis Miguel: The Series
Mabrouk El Mechri Director · Scott Wiper Writer John Petro Writer
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $20M · United States release September 6, 2012
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$16,863,583
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Film Rites
Production
Galavis Film
Production
Picture Machine
Production
Intrepid Pictures
Production
Fria Luz Del Dia, A.I.E.
Production
Summit Entertainment
Production · Studio
Calle Cruzada
Production
Spain · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Spain · April 4, 2012
Theatrical
United States · September 6, 2012
Theatrical
Australia
May 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 6, 2012 · Theatrical
France
May 2, 2012 · Theatrical
September 12, 2012 · Digital · VOD
September 12, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
September 4, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
Germany
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
September 6, 2012 · Theatrical
December 20, 2012 · Physical · DVD,Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
September 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
India
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical · נימוק: אלימות
March 23, 2013 · TV · נימוק: אלימות
Italy
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
October 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
August 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
May 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Vietnam
May 25, 2012 · Theatrical
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