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After Darkness
“A schizophrenic fear of a memory that threatened to destroy them both.”
46%
Movie
1h 44m
AI Analysis
After Darkness (1985) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of After Darkness (1985) — a movie tagged as Drama, Horror, and Thriller with dark and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~104 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate After Darkness 46% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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After Darkness suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1985-02-01
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- TMDB rating
- 4.6
- TMDB ID
- 263393
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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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie After Darkness?
The official runtime for After Darkness is approximately 104 minutes.
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Cast

John Hurt
Peter Hunningford

Julian Sands
Laurence Hunningford

Victoria Abril
Pascale

Pamela Salem
Elisabeth
- G
Gerd Heinz
Care-taker
- L
Lise Ramu
Wife Care-taker
- W
William Jacques
Dr. Coles

Jacqueline Moore
Mother Children
- P
Philippe Herzog
Laurence, Child
- M
Michael Herzog
Jan, Child
- P
Peter Kristen
Peter, Child
- N
Nirmalu López-Bravo
Medium
- A
Alexandra Cuypers
Sara
- S
Soledad Aizpurua
Interpreter
- A
Anne-Marie Delbart
Helen

Jean-Pierre Gos
Engineer
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