''In the Darkness of the Night'' ( pt, Noite Escura) is a 2004 Portuguese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

João Canijo João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film '' Get a Life'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film ''Blood of My Blood'' was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Bes ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

2004 Cannes Film Festival The 57th Cannes Film Festival started on 12 and ran until 23 May 2004 in film, 2004. The Palme d'Or went to the United States, American film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' by Michael Moore. The festival opened with ''Bad Education (2004 film), La mala educa ...

Cast

Fernando Luís Fernando Luís (born 9 March 1961 in Setúbal) is a Portuguese actor. Notable appearances include '' Médico de Família'', '' A minha família é uma animação'', '' A Minha Sogra é Uma Bruxa'', '' Inspector Max'' and '' Noite Escura''. He was ...

as Nelson Pinto *

Rita Blanco Rita Blanco (born 11 January 1963) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1983. She starred in the film '' Get a Life'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Fi ...

as Celeste Pinto *

Beatriz Batarda Beatriz da Silveira Moreno Batarda (born 1 April 1974) is a British-born Portuguese actress named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion in 1998. She studied design at IADE Institute in Lisbon and trained in acting a ...

as Carla Pinto *Cleia Almeida as Sónia Pinto *Natalya Simakova as Irka (as Nataliya Zymakova) *

José Raposo José Sá Raposo (born 3 February 1963) is a Portuguese actor and producer. Biography He began in the children's theater, by the hand of Francisco Nicholson in 1981 at the Teatro AdHoc, which company he integrated. He did ''Teatro de Revista' ...

as Nicolau, Nelson's Associate *Dmitry Bogomolov as Fyodor *

João Reis João Carlos Silva Reis (born 24 June 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Estrela da Amadora as a defender. Football career On 27 July 2013, Reis made his professional debut with Farense in a 2013–14 Taça da Liga match against Sa ...

as Sónia's Boyfriend *Anna Belozorovich as Olga * Antonio Ferreira as Pressure Cooker *Ramón Martinez as Sebastião *Ana Luísa Leão as Paloma *Anabela Moreira as Rute *Helena Alves as Iris *Jinie Rainho as Brigina

References

External links

* 2004 drama films 2004 films Films directed by João Canijo Films produced by Paulo Branco Golden Globes (Portugal) winners Portuguese drama films {{Portugal-film-stub