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Darkness

Darkness

A house. A past. A secret. Will you dare enter?

20025.61h 28m

Overview

A teenage girl moves into a remote country home with her family, only to discover that the gloomy old house has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy them.

Directed by Jaume Balagueró
Written by Jaume Balagueró, Fernando de Felipe, Allan Baker
Produced by Julio Fernández, Brian Yuzna
Box OfficeBudget: $10.6MRevenue: $34.0M

Top Cast

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Regina

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Maria

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Mark

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Albert Rua

Fele Martínez

Fele Martínez

Carlos

Fermí Reixach

Fermí Reixach

Villalobos

S

Stephan Enquist

Paul

F

Francesc Pagès

Driver traffic jam

Craig Stevenson

Craig Stevenson

Electrician

C

Carlos Castañon

Friend 1

Themes & Keywords

spainloss of loved onepsychopathchild murdersolar eclipsehaunted housefamilyritual sacrificedead childrenmass child killingblood sacrificeghost childsacred architecturechild sacrifice

About Darkness

Darkness is a horror film released in 2002 exploring themes of spain, loss of loved one, psychopath, child murder, solar eclipse, haunted house. Directed by Jaume Balagueró, it stars Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen. A teenage girl moves into a remote country home with her family, only to discover that the gloomy old house has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy them.

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