THE DARKEST HOUR
by John Ellis
synopsis
Pat leads an apparently ordinary life as an attendant in a notorious public toilet where the majority of the clientele are either involved in drug deals or cottaging. The only light in his otherwise solitary life is Kim, a girl is infatuated with, who works in a local cafe he frequents.Bearing many similarities to Albert Camus' 1946 existentialist text L'Etranger (The Outsider), The Darkest Hour is a powerful portrait of contemporary urban angst, isolation and unrequited love.
international title: | The Darkest Hour |
original title: | The Darkest Hour |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Sirius Pictures |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | John Ellis |
film run: | 75' |
screenplay: | John Ellis |
cast: | Jason Ford, Louise Brealey, Mark Asante, Chris Brooklyn |
cinematography by: | John Ellis, Stuart Richards |
film editing: | John Ellis |
music: | Erik Satie |
producer: | Carrie Holliman |
production: | Sirius Pictures |