Rent Darkness by Day (2014)
2.8 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 12min
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- Synopsis:
- An outbreak of rabies has appeared in a small village where Virginia (Mora Recalde) and her father Emilio live. Emilio leaves their home to go and help Ostrosky, whose eldest daughter is near death due to some strange illness. Anabel (Romina Paula), Ostrosky's youngest daughter, unexpectedly arrives at the house. She is feverish and weak, she appears to have the same syptoms as her sister. Days and nights become intermingled, telephones don't work, and the heat and oppression are a strain on those living in the house. However, Virginia starts to feel attracted by Anabel...
- Actors:
- Pablo Caramelo, Marta Lubos, Romina Paula, Mora Recalde, Luciano Suardi
- Directors:
- Martín De Salvo
- Producers:
- Pepe Salvia, Laura Tablón
- Writers:
- Josefina Trotta
- Aka:
- El día trajo la oscuridad
- Studio:
- Matchbox Films
- Genres:
- Horror
- Collections:
- New waves of Latin American Cinema, What to watch by country
- Countries:
- Argentina
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Reviews (1) of Darkness by Day
El día trajo la oscuridad - Darkness by Day review by NP
Argentinian irector Martin Desalvo has created an understated horror film that is the epitome of 'a hidden gem'. The accent is very much on isolation, loneliness, seduction and sickness. Lots of sickness. The pacing is leaden, and there is very little in the way of spectacle - and no CGI (some consider this important). The atmosphere is the thing, and the viewer is given every reason to immerse themselves in it. Jorge Chikiar's haunting score embellishes this further.
Mora Recalde plays Virginia, a lonely woman living with her father in the midst of the bleakest of locations. Romina Paula is Anabel, a cousin who comes to visit - and it's very clear all is not well with her.
There is much emphasis on eyes, on furtive glances, of something vaguely sexual. This will be too uneventful for some, but it ticks all the boxes for me.
With subtitles.
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