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IN THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT

by João Canijo

synopsis

A dark winter's night somewhere in the Portuguese countryside. A hostess bar where another working day is starting for the family who manages it - the father, mother and two daughters, the girls who entertain and seduce the clients. A world of false appearances and in which the dreams of a different life will end up falling to pieces.
Because the father, for whom a deal has gone badly, will be forced to sacrifice his younger daughter, and will thus end up tearing his whole family apart...

international title: In The Darkness of the Night
original title: Noite Escura
country: Portugal, France
year: 2003
genre: fiction
directed by: João Canijo
film run: 100'
release date: PT 21/10/2004, FR 17/11/2004
screenplay: João Canijo, Pierre Hodgson
cast: Rita Blanco, Beatriz Batarda, Fernando Luis, Cléia Almeida, Dmitri Bogomolov
cinematography by: Mário Castanheira
film editing: João Braz
art director: Maria José Branco
costumes designer: Maria José Branco
music: Alexandre Soares
producer: Paulo Branco
production: Madragoa Filmes, Gémini Films
distributor: Atalanta Filmes, Gemini Films (FR)
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