Dark Is the Night (2018)

Original title

Madilim ang Gabi

Directed by

Adolfo Alix, Jr.

Genre

drama

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

0.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged couple in Manila tries to escape their criminal past but their son disappears. They start searching for him during the country's drug war.

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What happens

Dark Is the Night (Filipino: Madilim ang Gabi) is a 2017 Filipino drama film edited, written, and directed by Adolfo Alix Jr. It stars Phillip Salvador, Gina Alajar, Bembol Roco, and Felix Roco. Set in Manila against the backdrop of President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, the film tells the story of a middle-aged couple trying to leave behind their criminal past, only for their womanizing, marijuana-using son to go missing. Dark Is the Night had its premiere at the 42nd edition of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2017. In the Philippines, it was released through the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (lit. 'Festival of Filipino Films') on August 15, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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