After Darkness
A schizophrenic fear of a memory that threatened to destroy them both.
1985 · 1h 44m · R
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Sergio Guerraz
,
Dominique Othenin-Girard
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After Darkness
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Sergio Guerraz Director
- Dominique Othenin-Girard Director
- John Hurt as Peter Hunningford
- Julian Sands as Laurence Hunningford
- Victoria Abril as Pascale
- Pamela Salem as Elisabeth
- Gerd Heinz as Care-taker
- Lise Ramu as Wife Care-taker
- William Jacques as Dr. Coles
- Jacqueline Moore as Mother Children
- Philippe Herzog as Laurence, Child
- Michael Herzog as Jan, Child
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