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What Belongs to Darkness (1922)

What Belongs to Darkness poster
Original title
Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum
Directed by
Martin Hartwig
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent German drama from 1922. It follows characters dealing with personal struggles in a dark, oppressive setting. The story explores themes of fate and human despair.

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What happens

What Belongs to Darkness (German: Die Finsternis und ihr Eigentum) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Martin Hartwig and starring Karl Etlinger, Erra Bognar, and Fritz Kortner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Columbus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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