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      Towards Darkness

      R Released Mar 21, 2008 1h 34m Mystery & Thriller Drama List
      11% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Banker's son Jose Gutierrez (Roberto Urbino) is kidnapped and held for ransom when he returns home to Colombia. When the police can't help, Jose's father (Tony Plana) approaches an American former FBI agent and asks for help locating his son and securing a ransom. Meanwhile, Jose reflects on his past, including his photographer girlfriend (America Ferrera) and the events leading up to his kidnapping. As the clock winds down, things keep going wrong, and Jose's chances of survival grow slim. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member didn't really like this one but i didn't really dislike it either told mostly thru flash backs and has a really shitty ending too. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member "Antonio Negret's kidnapping thriller tackles the same subject matter as Hollywood's big-budget, star driven Proof of Life. But it's a grittier and more viscerally affecting film." Not as polished as "Transit", but still features his trademark hyperkinetic style. Offers a look into the decades old insurgency in Colombia. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member If you watched had the rebel rally closely, and recognized one of the people there in a bandana, you wouldn't have been surprised by the ending, critics. This is a very well done, tight film and well worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I thought this movie was pretty good because the acting in it was good and the story was also really good and how they went about making it come to life. I would think that it would totally suck if i were to go back to where i lived and then got kidnapped when i was just visiting. But i thought the story was really good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member this was not a movie for me, i didn't find this to be all that good, don't know what to say really, it might be that i found it harder since it wasn't in english and then the subtitles takes away from the movie, Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member LORT! Ved sgu ikk hvad jeg ellers skal sige ... Der var MEGET få positive ting her, men den første halve time var da ok .. Derefter gik det virkelig hurtigt ned af bakke! Skod film! lol Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Maitland McDonagh Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter suffers from an overly cluttered narrative and too-hyperkinetic style. Mar 19, 2008 Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News [Director] Negret is clearly less interested in imagining a fictional romance than in conveying his vision of a land that has lost its way. Rated: 2/4 Mar 14, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...loses serious points for an ending that's both baffling and infuriating. Rated: 2/4 Sep 16, 2008 Full Review John P. McCarthy Boxoffice Magazine Antonio Negret employs too many characters, backstories and plot tangents to address a subject that's unwieldy enough already Rated: 1.5/5 Mar 17, 2008 Full Review Harvey S. Karten Compuserve The film is meant to be a heart-stopper but does not succeed as the director had hoped. Mar 10, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Banker's son Jose Gutierrez (Roberto Urbino) is kidnapped and held for ransom when he returns home to Colombia. When the police can't help, Jose's father (Tony Plana) approaches an American former FBI agent and asks for help locating his son and securing a ransom. Meanwhile, Jose reflects on his past, including his photographer girlfriend (America Ferrera) and the events leading up to his kidnapping. As the clock winds down, things keep going wrong, and Jose's chances of survival grow slim.
      Director
      Antonio Negret
      Producer
      America Ferrera, Brett Etre, Justin Goodman, Randy Holleschau, Daniel Negret, Alex Yanev
      Screenwriter
      Antonio Negret
      Production Co
      Macumba Films, Negret Films
      Rating
      R (A Scene of Sexuality|Some Strong Violence|Language)
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 21, 2008, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 12, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 34m
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