

When Darkness Falls
2006-10-20 · 133 min · ★ 7.2
A gripping and intense thriller about honour, loyalty, and the courage to fight for what you believe.
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Production details
- Directors
- Anders Nilsson
- Production companies
- Film i Väst, Pan Vision, Sonet Film, TV3 Sverige, Svenska Filminstitutet, Multimedia Film und Fernseh, FilmFörderung Hamburg, Anders Nilsson Filmproduktion
- Countries
- Germany, Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Oldoz JavidiLeyla
Bahar ParsNina
Mina AzarianThe Mother
César SaratxuThe Father
Annika HallinStella Forsberg
Bibi AnderssonThe Mother-in-law
Lia BoysenCarina
Anja LundqvistSusanne
Tomas BolmeOve Ternberg
Eivin DahlgrenCrim.Forensic Fredrixon
Maria HörneliusKvinnlig forskare Framtidsseminariet
Nour El RefaiBoyan
Magnus RoosmannPolis Johansson
Lars VäringerTV-chefen
Helén Söderqvist HenrikssonChief legal officer at Sveriges Radio
Fyr Thorvald StrömbergTony
Catharina AlinderNyhetsuppläsare
Reuben SallmanderAram
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