When Darkness Falls

Oct 20, 2006

2h 13m

★ 7.2

Overview

A gripping and intense thriller about honour, loyalty, and the courage to fight for what you believe.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Film i Väst

Pan Vision

Sonet Film

TV3 Sverige

Svenska Filminstitutet

Multimedia Film und Fernseh

FilmFörderung Hamburg

Anders Nilsson Filmproduktion

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Cast

Leyla

Oldoz Javidi

Nina

Bahar Pars

The Mother

Mina Azarian

The Father

César Saratxu

Stella Forsberg

Annika Hallin

The Mother-in-law

Bibi Andersson

Carina

Lia Boysen

Susanne

Anja Lundqvist

Ove Ternberg

Tomas Bolme

Kristian Lima de Faria

Crim.Forensic Fredrixon

Eivin Dahlgren

Kvinnlig forskare Framtidsseminariet

Maria Hörnelius

Lily is a young woman stuck in a violent relationship with James whom she no longer loves. After several years of physical abuse, Lily has now become a silent and obedient victim who’s everyday task is to please James and submit to his demands and authority in order to save herself. Lily’s true love is Zac, a past boyfriend who has started to spend a lot of time around the couple and begins to question Lily’s injuries before discovering the truth.

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