Movie: After Darkness

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Hurt
John Hurt

Peter Hunningford

Julian Sands
Julian Sands

Laurence Hunningford

Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril

Pascale

Pamela Salem
Pamela Salem

Elisabeth

Gerd Heinz
Gerd Heinz

Care-taker

Lise Ramu
Lise Ramu

Wife Care-taker

William Jacques
William Jacques

Dr. Coles

Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline Moore

Mother Children

Philippe Herzog
Philippe Herzog

Laurence, Child

Michael Herzog
Michael Herzog

Jan, Child

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1985-02-01

  • Average

    4.4

  • Rating:

    2.2 starts
  • Tagline

    A schizophrenic fear of a memory that threatened to destroy them both.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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