I Used to Be Darker

I Used to Be Darker

2013 · 90 min · EN · 5.7 (39 votes)
Dir. Matthew Porterfield · Starring Deragh Campbell, Hannah Gross, Ned Oldham, Kim Taylor, Nicholas Petr, Geoff Grace
Drama

When Taryn, a Northern Irish runaway, finds herself in trouble in Ocean City, MD, she seeks refuge with her aunt and uncle in Baltimore. But Kim and Bill have problems of their own: they’re trying to handle the end of their marriage gracefully for the sake of their daughter Abby, just home from her first year of college. A story of family revelations, looking for love and figuring out where to find it next.

VIBE

A quiet, character-driven drama that feels like a hazy memory. It captures the awkwardness and vulnerability of fractured families navigating unspoken grief and the search for connection amidst personal turmoil.

melancholicintrospectiverawyearningslow-burnmumblecoreindie dramanaturalisticfamilydisillusionmentidentityloss
cousincoming of agemarital separationrunaway womanbaltimore, maryland