After Darkness (1985)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.302 |
Directed By
Sergio Guerraz
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Crew
Sergio Guerraz
Luc Yersin
Yanko Hodjis
Robert Smith
Don Hawkins
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Daniela Roderer
Sergio Guerraz
Dominique Othenin-Girard
Marcel Hoehn
Kevin Attew
William Lubtchansky
Benedikt Jeger
TOP 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
Alexandra Cuypers
Sara
Soledad Aizpurua
Interpreter
Anne-Marie Delbart
Helen
Jean-Pierre Gos
Engineer
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