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1993 Certificate 15
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An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction. Meredith 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 .. Read more

Starring Stephen Lang, Meredith Baxter, Michael Bryan French, Gwyneth Walsh
Director John Patterson
Genres Drama

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Darkness Before Dawn

An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction. Meredith 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.

Starring Stephen Lang, Meredith Baxter, Michael Bryan French, Gwyneth Walsh, L. Scott Caldwell, Natalie West, Chelsea Hertford
Director John Patterson
Studio ODYSSEY VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 01 Nov 2002
Production year: 1993
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Stephen Lang probably best-known for playing the gay labour leader in Last Exit to Brooklyn portrays a recovering drug addict, who finds inspiration in the strength of a woman (Meredith Baxter of Family Ties fame) working at the clinic that is treating him. Until, that is, he discovers that her troubles are worse than his. Not a load of laughs in this TV movie based on a true story, but sufficient dramatic interest.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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    Rated - 3 stars

    Useful to show clients in detox or rehab

    Good story or Co-dependancy and addiction. Shows how many people who enter the 'caring' profession, have almost, if not as much, 'baggage' of their own. Can be a useful tool as well as a powerful movie.

      • Maureen Clancy from England
      • Posted 22 Feb 2006 21:32

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    Rated - 3 stars

    Useful to show clients in detox or rehab

    Good story or Co-dependancy and addiction. Shows how many people who enter the 'caring' profession, have almost, if not as much, 'baggage' of their own. Can be a useful tool as well as a powerful movie.

      • Maureen Clancy from England
      • Posted 22 Feb 2006 21:32

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      An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction. Meredith 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 ...