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After Darkness
A schizophrenic fear of a memory that threatened to destroy them both.
Genres
DramaHorrorThriller
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
1985-02-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
4.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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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