In the Darkness of the Night

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In the Darkness of the Night

2004

1h 34m

5.9(16 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

A disturbing film about the Portuguese underworld of prostitution.

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Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Beatriz Batarda

Carla Pinto

Acting

Rita Blanco

Celeste Pinto

Acting

Fernando Luís

Nélson Pinto

Acting

Cleia Almeida

Sónia Pinto

Acting

José Raposo

Nicolau

Acting

João Reis

Unknown Role

Acting

Anabela Moreira

Rute

Acting

Dmitry Bogomolov

Fyodor

Acting

Luís Simões

Manuel Pinto

Editing

Helena Alves

Iris

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Acting

Paulo Azevedo

Cliente de Olga

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