After Darkness (1985)
To salve his guilty conscience an elder brother removes his disturbed younger sibling from a mental institution after a suicide attempt and tries to bring him back to mental competency through one on one contact. Free of the institution he continues to be haunted by dreams of a lost twin and chants the eerie phrase "Do I stand before the king?" It is the elder brother that seems doomed to lose himself in his brother's insanity.
- Data di uscita
- 1985-02-01
- TMDB
- 4.8 / 10 (10)
- Durata
- 1 h 44 min
- Generi
- Dramma, Horror, Thriller
- Regista
- Sergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-Girard
Cast
- John Hurt — Peter Hunningford
- Julian Sands — Laurence Hunningford
- Victoria Abril — Pascale
- Pamela Salem — Elisabeth
- Gerd Heinz — Care-taker
- Lise Ramu — Wife Care-taker
- William Jacques — Dr. Coles
- Jacqueline Moore — Mother Children
- Philippe Herzog — Laurence, Child
- Michael Herzog — Jan, Child
- Peter Kristen — Peter, Child
- Nirmalu López-Bravo — Medium
Curiosità
After Darkness is a 1985 Swiss-British psychological thriller film directed and written by Dominique Othenin-Girard and Sergio Guerraz. Starring John Hurt, Julian Sands and Victoria Abril, it follows a man who takes his brother out of psychiatric care after a suicide attempt. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and was later restored for a 2025 screening at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival.
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