After Darkness

After Darkness

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

1985 · 104 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama, Horror, Thriller

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.

Directed by Sergio Guerraz · Written by Sergio Guerraz

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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

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