Darkness Before Dawn (1993)

Name: Darkness Before Dawn
Director: John Patterson
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1993-02-15
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Lang, Kirsten Dunst, Gwynyth Walsh

Drama TV Movie

Director: John Patterson

Cast: Meredith Baxter, Stephen Lang, Kirsten Dunst, Gwynyth Walsh

6.2

Runtime120 min

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An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction, DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN stars Meredith Baxter (TV's FAMILY TIES). Baxter plays Mary Ann, a nurse at a methadone clinic who falls in love with one of her patients, Guy (Stephen Lang). While helping him overcome his drug addiction, she still manages to hide her own dalliances with narcotics--so well, in fact, that no one suspects at all. The pair marry and have a child, but soon Mary Ann's troubled past and hidden addiction threaten the stability of the happy life that she and Guy finally have for themselves. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN illustrates the power of family love and how it can overcome even the greatest personal problems.

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Darkness Before Dawn (1993) is a poignant family drama directed by John Patterson that explores the powerful impact of drug addiction on personal relationships. Starring Meredith Baxter, this film offers a nuanced and empathetic look at the struggle to overcome substance abuse and rebuild a life of stability and love.

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Darkness Before Dawn is a realistic young adult novel written by author Sharon M. Draper in 2001. The novel is the third and final installment in the Hazelwood High Trilogy. It depicts the story of an eighteen-year-old African American senior Keisha Montgomery, who is attracted to the twenty-three-year-old track coach Jonathan Hathaway.