The Dark Hour
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The Dark Hour

5.5 / 10 2006 1h 32mNR Spanish
HorrorMysteryScience FictionThriller

Storyline

The eight years boy Jesús has been living in a crumbling underground facility since he was born with eight survivors of an apocalyptical war: the leader Maria and her lover Pablo; the gays Lucas and Mateo; the astronomer Magdalena and the teenager Ana; the soldier Pedro and the lonely Judas. They are permanently is state of surveillance, threatened by the contaminated mutants The Strangers and once a day they have to lock themselves in their rooms without heating to protect against the dangerous ghosts The Invisibles that attack in the Cold Hour. They cannot go to the surface, destroyed by a nuclear war. When they need supplies, medications and ammunitions, they organize expeditions to a store. When the menace of The Invisibles affects the safety of the group of survivors, they need to reach the surface. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cast & Crew

Silke

Silke

Maria

Lead
Omar Muñoz

Omar Muñoz

Jesus

Pepo Oliva

Pepo Oliva

Judas

Carola Manzanares

Carola Manzanares

Magda

Jorge Casalduero

Jorge Casalduero

Pedro

Julio Perillán

Julio Perillán

Pablo

Sergio Villanueva

Sergio Villanueva

Mateo

Pablo Scola

Pablo Scola

Lucas

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Elio Quiroga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Dark Hour is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker