Germany / Feb 01, 1985
A schizophrenic fear of a memory that threatened to destroy them both.
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Genres
DramaHorrorThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | After Darkness |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ecco AG, Green Man Prodcutions, T&C Film, TSR |
| Release date | 1 febbraio 1985 |
| Production | Kevin Attew, Don Hawkins, Marcel Hoehn |
| Writer | Sergio Guerraz, Robert Smith, Dominique Othenin-Girard |
| Editing | Daniela Roderer, Manuela Stingelin |
| Cinematography | William Lubtchansky |
| Assistant directors | Sergio Guerraz, Dominique Othenin-Girard, Marianne Schoch |
| Camera operators | William Lubtchansky |
| Additional photography | William Lubtchansky |
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| Production design | Yanko Hodjis |
| Art direction | Yanko Hodjis |
| Set decoration | Yanko Hodjis |
| Music | Benedikt Jeger, Luc Yersin |
| Sound | Luc Yersin, Benedikt Jeger |
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