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: | 2004 |
| 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 Luís, 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) |


















