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After the Night

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Sombra (Pedro Ferreira) is released from jail and goes back to dealing drugs. He begins to miss life in jail when he deals with debts, an intrusive little girl and a gang leader.

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Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 04/27/2014
3/5
A vrit thriller rich with a sense of location and cultural authenticity. Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Little White Lies 04/25/2014
2/5
This clich-ridden gangland drama at least boasts a clutch of menacing supporting performances. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/24/2014
2/5
After the Night is strangely inert. Go to Full Review
Daniel Green CineVue 03/20/2019
2/5
Admirable for its utilisation of real locations as well as some of the real-life inhabitants of Lisbon's Reboleira slum, After the Night is an otherwise unremarkable cat-and-mouse thriller with scant sociopolitical engagement. Go to Full Review
Adam Lowes HeyUGuys 04/25/2014
3/5
It's hard not to get swept up in the ominous atmosphere the director creates, through both limited resources and his cast of non-professionals. Go to Full Review
Simon Kinnear Total Film 04/21/2014
2/5
Some half-hearted magic realism paints Sombra as a tragic urban vampire - but da Cunha never fully embraces it. Instead, he settles for an over-familiar gangland saga, deep in hock to City Of God. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Sombra (Pedro Ferreira) is released from jail and goes back to dealing drugs. He begins to miss life in jail when he deals with debts, an intrusive little girl and a gang leader.
Director
Basil da Cunha
Producer
Thierry Spicher, Elena Tatti, Elodie Brunner
Screenwriter
Basil da Cunha
Production Co
Box Productions
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language
crp
Runtime
1h 39m