What it discovers there is where it taps into more interesting thematic territory.

What Is ‘Out of Darkness’ About?

Set 45,000 years ago,the film begins with an exposition dump in the form of a fireside story.

Luna Mwezi as Heron holding a spear while surveying a forest in Out of Darkness.

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They all speak a language of the films creation, invented byDr.

Daniel Andersson, and the cast each do so naturally.

Is it some sort of stealthCloverfield-esque monster?

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In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged.

A demon that is going to tear them up and eat them?

What kicks it up a notch is the strong conclusion that couldnt have come any sooner.

Out of Darknessis now available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.

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Chuku Modu as Adem looks out over a barren landscape in Out of Darkness.

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