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What's in the Darkness

What's in the Darkness

20166.31h 38m

Overview

In the summer of 1991, a rape case broke the peace of a small town. The fathers of two girls in the local middle school were the policemen in charge of the case.

Directed by Wang Yichun
Written by Wang Yichun
Produced by Yang Wei
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Top Cast

Su Xiaotong

Su Xiaotong

Qu Jing

G

Guo Xiao

Qu Zhicheng

Lu Qiwei

Lu Qiwei

Zhang Xue

W

Wu Juejin

Teacher

Liu Dan

Liu Dan

Qu Jing's Mother

Luo Wei

Luo Wei

Brother Liu Chao

Deng Gang

Deng Gang

Suspect

W

Wang Zhengping

Grandpa Liu

Z

Zhou Kui

Zhang Shulin

Jiang Xueming

Jiang Xueming

Zhao Fei

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Themes & Keywords

sexualityfamilyproceduralrepression

About What's in the Darkness

What's in the Darkness is a drama, mystery, crime film released in 2016 exploring themes of sexuality, family, procedural, repression. Directed by Wang Yichun, it stars Su Xiaotong, Guo Xiao, Lu Qiwei. In the summer of 1991, a rape case broke the peace of a small town. The fathers of two girls in the local middle school were the policemen in charge of the case.

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