IN THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT
by João Canijo
synopsis
A dark winter's night somewhere in the Portuguese countryside.
A hostess bar where another working day is starting for the family who manages it - the father, mother and two daughters, the girls who entertain and seduce the clients. A world of false appearances and in which the dreams of a different life will end up falling to pieces.
Because the father, for whom a deal has gone badly, will be forced to sacrifice his younger daughter, and will thus end up tearing his whole family apart...
international title: | In The Darkness of the Night |
original title: | Noite Escura |
country: | Portugal, France |
year: | 2004 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | João Canijo |
film run: | 100' |
release date: | PT 21/10/2004, FR 17/11/2004 |
screenplay: | João Canijo, Pierre Hodgson |
cast: | Rita Blanco, Beatriz Batarda, Fernando Luís, Cléia Almeida, Dmitri Bogomolov |
cinematography by: | Mário Castanheira |
film editing: | João Braz |
art director: | Maria-José Branco |
costumes designer: | Maria-José Branco |
music: | Alexandre Soares |
producer: | Paulo Branco |
production: | Madragoa Filmes, Gémini Films |
distributor: | Atalanta Filmes, Gemini Films (FR) |