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After Darkness (1985)

After Darkness (1985)

Drama Thriller Horror

A schizophrenic fear of a memory that threatened to destroy them both.

Release Date: 1985, February 1
Directors: Dominique Othenin-Girard, Sergio Guerraz
Countries: Switzerland
Production: Ecco AG, Green Man Prodcutions, T&C Film, TSR
Cast: John Hurt, Julian Sands, Pamela Salem, Jean-Pierre Gos, Victoria Abril, Gerd Heinz, Jacqueline Moore, William Jacques, Lise Ramu, Philippe Herzog, Michael Herzog, Peter Kristen

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

sibling relationship psychological thriller twins obsession mental illness schizophrenia psychiatry