After Darkness
1985 · Movie · 104 min. · Switzerland
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.
Direction Sergio Guerraz · Dominique Othenin-Girard
Cast John Hurt · Julian Sands · Victoria Abril · Pamela Salem · Gerd Heinz · Lise Ramu · William Jacques
Soundtrack Benedikt Jeger
Screenplay Sergio Guerraz · Dominique Othenin-Girard · Robert Smith
Cinematography William Lubtchansky
Original title After Darkness
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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