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Darkness

Darkness

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Darkness

"Some secrets should never come to light."

2002

1h 28m

5.7(440 votes)

Horror

Overview

A teenage girl moves into a remote country home with her family, only to discover that the gloomy old house has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy them.

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Dimension Films

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Regina

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Maria

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Mark

Giancarlo Giannini

Giancarlo Giannini

Albert Rua

Fele Martínez

Fele Martínez

Carlos

Fermí Reixach

Fermí Reixach

Villalobos

Stephan Enquist

Paul

Francesc Pagès

Driver traffic jam

Craig Stevenson

Craig Stevenson

Electrician

Carlos Castañon

Friend 1

Creative team

Directed by: Jaume Balagueró
Written by: Jaume Balagueró
Fernando de Felipe
Produced by: Julio Fernández
Brian Yuzna

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