After Darkness (1985)
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A schizophrenic fear of a memory that threatened to destroy them both.
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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John HurtPeter Hunningford
Julian SandsLaurence Hunningford
Victoria AbrilPascale
Pamela SalemElisabethGerd HeinzCare-takerLise RamuWife Care-takerWilliam JacquesDr. Coles
Jacqueline MooreMother ChildrenPhilippe HerzogLaurence, ChildMichael HerzogJan, ChildPeter KristenPeter, ChildNirmalu López-BravoMediumKeywords
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What is After Darkness about?
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.
How long is After Darkness?
After Darkness has a runtime of 104 minutes.