After Darkness (1985)

02/01/1985 (CH) • 1h 44m

Drama, Horror, Thriller

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

John Hurt

Peter Hunningford

Julian Sands

Laurence Hunningford

Pamela Salem

Elisabeth

Gerd Heinz

Care-taker

Lise Ramu

Wife Care-taker

Jacqueline Moore

Mother Children

Philippe Herzog

Laurence, Child


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

schizophrenia

sibling relationship

obsession

psychological thriller

twins

mental illness

psychiatry

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