NEW UK/US/CA TITLE:
Cold Light of Day (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
Release date: October 26
A hugely underseen and underrated British effort that can stand proudly alongside the likes of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as one of the most unflinching true-crime films of all time
"February, 1983. Detectives are called to a residential address in the London suburbs following reports that the drains have been clogged by human remains. One of the property’s residents, Dennis Nilsen – a mild-mannered and unassuming civil servant – is brought in for questioning, leading to the discovery of one of the most shocking and disturbing cases of serial murder ever to rock Britain.
Offering a grim and gritty retelling of the story of “Des†Nilsen, often dubbed the “British Jeffery Dahmerâ€, 1989’s Cold Light of Day stars Bob Flag (the face of Big Brother in Michael Radford’s 1984) as Nilsen-cipher Jorden March, delivering one of the most chilling and credible portrayals of a serial killer ever committed to screen.
From writer-director Fhiona-Louise, Cold Light of Day – which picked up the UCCA Venticitt?* Award at the 1990 Venice International Film Festival – is a hugely underseen and underrated British effort that can stand proudly alongside the likes of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer as one of the most unflinching true-crime films of all time."
Special features:
- Limited Edition of 2000 units
- Brand new 2K restoration from the original 16mm camera negative approved by director Fhiona-Louise
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary with writer/director Fhiona-Louise
- Brand new audio commentary with film historians/writers Dean Brandum and Andrew Nette
- Newly-filmed interview with actor Martin Byrne-Quinn
- Newly-filmed interview with actor Steve Munroe
- Original Cold Light of Day promo film made to raise financing for the feature
- Re-Release Trailer
- Two short films starring Cold Light of Day director Fhiona-Louise and photographed by Star Wars DP David Tattershall, newly restored in HD: Metropolis Apocalypse (1988, 11 mins) and Sleepwalker (1993, 2 mins)
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly-commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
- Limited Edition Die-cut O-card
- Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jo Botting and a look at how the press reported Dennis Nilsen’s real-life crimes by Jeff Billington
