And Soon the Darkness (2010)

Director:

Marcos Efron

Writers (WGA):

Jennifer Derwingson (screenplay) and
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Release Date:

11 February 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Alone. Stranded. No One to Trust.

Plot:

When two American girls on a bike trip in a remote part of Argentina split up and one of them goes missing, the other must find her before her worst fears are realized.

Plot Keywords:

Argentina | Bicycle | Stranger | Kidnapping Woman | Based On Film

Cast

Amber Heard	...	Stephanie
Odette Annable	...	Ellie (as Odette Yustman)
Karl Urban	...	Michael
Adriana Barraza	...	Rosamaria
César Vianco	...	Calvo
Michel Noher	...	Chucho
Luis Sabatini	...	Luca
Daniel Figuereido	...	Pedro
Jorge Booth	...	Hernán
Gia Mantegna	...	Camila
Javier Luna	...	Bar Owner
Andrea Verdun	...	Waitress
Nicolas Dolensky	...	Cute Guy (as Nicolás Dolensky)
Walter Pena	...	Mechanic (as Walter Peña)
Esteban Pastrana	...	Barman
Matias Paz Conde	...	Skinny Guy (as Matías Paz Conde)
Maria Salome Cari	...	Cleaning Woman (as María Salomé Cari)
Hugo Miranda	...	Man in Bar
Magdalena Peralta Antivero	...	Model

Directed by
Marcos Efron

Writing credits (WGA)
Jennifer Derwingson		(screenplay) and
Marcos Efron		(screenplay)
Brian Clemens		(1970 film "And Soon the Darkness") and
Terry Nation		(1970 film "And Soon the Darkness")

Produced by
Chris Clark	....	producer
Verónica Cura	....	line producer
Flora Fernandez-Marengo	....	executive producer
Lizzie Friedman	....	producer
Augusto Greco	....	assistant producer
Amber Heard	....	co-producer
Karen Lauder	....	producer
Deborah Marcus	....	producer
Cintia Micheletti	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
tomandandy

Cinematography by
Gabriel Beristain

Film Editing by
Todd E. Miller

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Richard Mento

Production Design by
Marcela Bazzano

Art Direction by
Marcela Bazzano

Costume Design by
Marisa Urruti

Makeup Department
Carolina Oclander	....	makeup artist
Marcelo Padovani	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Leandro Borrell	....	assistant production manager
Micaela Buye	....	production manager
Julie Morgan	....	production manager: pick-ups
Jeffrey M. Rose	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Magdalena Cernadas	....	first assistant director
Manuel Hinojosa	....	assistant director
Maria Jose Reynals	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Fernanda Castelo	....	set dresser
Antonella Pasini	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Bruce Barris	....	assistant supervising sound editor
Bruce Barris	....	fx editor
Elliott Koretz	....	sound designer
Elliott Koretz	....	supervising sound editor
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ralph Osborn	....	supervising dialogue editor
Francisco Rizzi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Sebastián Sonzogni	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Phil Carbonaro	....	lead composite artist (as Philip Carbonaro)
Linda Drake	....	visual effects editor
Kevin Kutchaver	....	visual effects supervisor: HimAnI Productions
Glen David Miller	....	visual effects: director of photography
Andy Simonson	....	visual effects producer: LookFX
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration

Camera and Electrical Department
Mariano Bonello	....	second assistant camera
Danny Eccleston	....	gaffer: additional photography
Juliana González	....	assistant camera
Daniel Hermo	....	gaffer
Chris W. Johnson	....	additional cinematographer
Jaime Muschietti	....	electrician

Casting Department
Javier Braier	....	co-casting director
Christine Colvin	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fernanda Molfese	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Leonardo Camporeale	....	assistant editor
Allyse Manoff	....	digital intermediate producer
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Jim Schulte	....	associate editor

Music Department
Aimee Barth	....	music supervisor
Alex Todorov	....	score mixer
Alex Todorov	....	score programming
Alice Wood	....	music editor

Other crew
Erin Cancino	....	assistant: RedRum Films
Philipe Carvalho	....	production coordinator
Juan Pablo Colombo	....	production assistant
Ami Francis	....	production accountant
Judy Geletko	....	post-production accountant
Francisco Larralde	....	location assistant
Pablo Ramos	....	script supervisor
Ignacio Sarchi	....	production assistant
Mechi Tarelli	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Celena Martirossian	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Abandon Pictures (financed by)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment
• RedRum Films
• Sandbar Pictures
• StudioCanal
• Utópica Cine

Distributors

• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Anchor Bay Films
• Earth Star Entertainment (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Productions Branded  product placement

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and brief torture

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Argentina | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45612) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:MA (2010) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Salta, Argentina

Company:

Abandon Pictures

Trivia:

A remake of the 1970's British thriller of the same name. The original is set in France and has two British females as the leads, whereas the remake is set in Argentina and has two American females as the leads.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stephanie left Ellie due to their little argument, you can see Stephanie's flower in her right ear before leaving. A man saw her biking with no flower present in her ear until Stephanie reached the road with the flower transferring from her right to her left ear.

Movie Connections:

Remake of And Soon the Darkness (1970)

And Soon the Mediocrity.

And Soon the Darkness is a serviceable "vacation gone bad" thriller. The two lead actresses are VERY pleasant to look at. They bike and sunbathe and run very prettily. But the story is so predictable that it's almost comical, the bad guys and plot twists are apparent from the very beginning, and the protagonists make decisions so stupid that they almost seem to ask for the situation that they get involved in.

You should be very familiar with this kind of plot by now. A pair of attractive young American tourists (Odette Yustman and Amber Heard) get separated from their bike tour group in Argentina, meet some suspicious people, get separated from each other, and then one of them goes missing. They're not the smartest of tourists, that's for sure. 

Even if you can stand the by-the-numbers plot (for Odette Yustman, I can accept a LOT of clichés and obvious plot twists), And Soon the Darkness isn't a very thrilling thriller. There's not a lot of creativity or imagination to it, it's just the same movie we've seen before with some new faces. Watch it if you're a fan of Yustman or Heard, but don't expect a lot.