Backlight (film)

{{More citations needed|date=November 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox film | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = {{Infobox name module|Portuguese|Contraluz}} | director = Fernando Fragata | writer = Fernando Fragata | producer = {{plainlist| *Fernando Fragata *Sandra Menino }} | starring = {{plainlist| *Joaquim de Almeida *Evelina Pereira *Scott Bailey }} | cinematography = {{plainlist| *Fernando Fragata *Daniel Herman }} | editing = {{plainlist| *Fernando Fragata *Olena Kuhtaryeva }} | music = Nuno Malo | production_companies = Virtual Audiovisuais | released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|07|22|Portugal}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = Portugal, United States | language = English | budget = $4 million | gross = € 378.809,36 }} '''''Backlight''''' (Portuguese: ''Contraluz'') is a 2010 Portuguese–American mystery and action drama film directed by Fernando Fragata. It stars Joaquim de Almeida, Evelina Pereira, and Scott Bailey.

''Backlight'' was the second highest-grossing Portuguese film in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ica-ip.pt/Admin/Files/Documents/contentdoc1959.pdf |title=Filmes nacionais mais vistos – 2004/2005 (Dados até 01 de Julho de 2015) |website=ica-ip.pt |publisher=Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual [Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual] |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Most visited national films – 2004/2005 (Data until 1 July 2015) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708062215/http://www.ica-ip.pt/Admin/Files/Documents/contentdoc1959.pdf |archivedate=8 July 2015 |accessdate=12 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Cast== * Joaquim de Almeida – Jay * Evelina Pereira – Helena * Scott Bailey – Matt * Michelle Mania – Lucy's mother * Skyler Day – Lucy * Joseph Hagler (as Joey Hagler) – Daniel * Donovan Scott – Old farmer * Ana Cristina de Oliveira – Motel Receptionist

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|1326238}}

Category:2010 films Category:2010 action drama films Category:American action drama films Category:Portuguese action films Category:2010s mystery drama films Category:English-language Portuguese films Category:2010 Portuguese-language films Category:2010 English-language films Category:2010 American films Category:English-language action drama films Category:English-language mystery drama films Category:Portuguese-language American films Category:2010 Portuguese films