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

When Darkness Falls Trailers

No Trailers found.

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

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

6.8

An Unfinished Life

Sep 9, 2005

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's never known. But even as buried anger and accusations resurface, the way is opened for unexpected connection, adventure and forgiveness.

7.2

Irreversible

May 22, 2002

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

5.6

Valentine

Feb 2, 2001

Four friends start to receive morbid Valentine cards and realise they are being stalked by someone they had spurned 13 years ago. A masked killer is on the loose and Valentine's day is soon approaching.

0.0

The Knot

Jun 11, 2021

Shirish and Geeta run a rickshaw driver over and have dramatically opposing reactions to the tragedy. Shirish moves on, hiding behind the invisible protections afforded to him by class structure, and the visible walls and locked gates of his home. In parallel, Geeta’s guilt drives her to surreptitiously employ Manoj, the victim’s younger brother, intertwining two lives otherwise separated by class and power. The small collision quickly turns into a dramatic suspense, spurred by greed, betrayal, guilt, as the nocuous effects of grave inequality threaten to unwind the very fabric of each of their lives.

5.1

I Am the Other Woman

Feb 8, 2006

Successful architect Robert has a one-night stand with a mysterious lady in red. The next day they meet again, but Carolin is now a corporate lawyer working on a major contract for Robert ...

6.8

Word of God

Sep 28, 2017

It is the 1980s. Jens and his brothers live in a single-family house in Risskov, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. Here, the family's patriarch psychologist and self-appointed God, Uffe, rules the roost in his dressing gown and underwear. Changes threaten the peace when Uffe decides to write his memoirs.

10.0

Rupture

Nov 4, 2023

When an unstable and grief-stricken young man murders the alleged killer of his best friend, he must try to conceal what he’s done from the loose-lipped guests attending his friend's vigil.

3.8

Out of Hand

Aug 6, 2005

Sebastian and Paul are two bored boys about 16 years of age. They drink alcohol, steal - and attend a private school. They can't find a sense of meaning in their present adolescent existence. They abduct Sonja and lock her in an old, abandoned factory building. But what shall they do with her? Disorientation, fear, desire and also love are changing into cruel aggression.

5.6

Beautiful Creatures

Aug 23, 2000

When Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a hilarious scheme to collect a huge ransom.

0.0

Born to be Gone

Nov 25, 2022

A young islamic woman who wants to expose the truth about the government's injustice in a patriarchal society.

6.2

Fritz the Cat

Mar 20, 1972

A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.

5.6

The Impeccables

Jan 3, 2014

Two sisters in their early thirties find themselves isolated in the Aegean summer cottage of their childhood, as they must deal with their uneasy sibling relationship and confront their devastating recent past past.

5.3

The Woman of Wrath

Sep 8, 1984

A woman, married off to an abusive butcher, is overpowered by the twin forces of patriarchy and tradition in Taiwan during circa 1920 to 1945.

0.0

Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

Nov 21, 2019

A traditional wedding procession walks along a narrow street towards the home of the bride. Guests and family members are waiting inside the home on this big day, as they listen to prayers from the loudspeakers. The bride, Putri, is getting ready inside her bedroom while her mother is helping with the final touches of her hair and makeup. Tender and frank conversations about marriage are shared between mother and daughter in that intimate space, before Putri leaves to begin a new life with her husband.

7.1

Whale Rider

Jan 30, 2003

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

0.0

Arriving Late

Jun 20, 2021

Arriving Late