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Afraid of the Dark (1991)

Afraid of the Dark poster
Directed by
Mark Peploe
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy with failing eyesight suspects a killer is terrorizing his neighborhood. He becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth, blurring the line between reality and his fears.

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What happens

Afraid of the Dark is a 1991 French-British drama horror film directed by Mark Peploe and starring James Fox, Fanny Ardant and Paul McGann. Afraid of the Dark had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival in October 1991. It screened at the BFI London Film Festival on 21 November 1991 and went into general theatrical release in the UK on 21 February 1992. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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