- The Dark takes place over a period of 36 hours, on the first day of summer. Taxi driver Frane lives together with his sister and her husband in an unusual strange domestic arrangement. Frane learns that his sister is pregnant and he is not sure how he feels about the baby that she is expecting. After his night shift Frane kills a young unknown woman while he is having sex with her. He tries to cover up all traces of the crime, but in doing so he commits two further murders, one of which goes wrong. Throughout the film, the victims tell their stories at the places where the murders took place. On the morning of the summer solstice Frane thinks he has managed to get away with his crimes and he goes with his sister and her husband for a picnic in the forest by the river, not knowing what awaits him there.
- The film takes place over a period of 36 hours. Taxi driver FRANE lives together with his sister IVANA and her husband ROKO in a strange household. Appartment is very slow that Frane sleeps on the sofa in a living room. Frane learns that his sister is pregnant and he is not sure about his feelings towards the baby that's coming. It is the first day of summer in the town of Split. Frane is sleeping in the taxi. There are no costumers in the harbour. He is suddenly woken up and seduced by a young unknown woman. He takes her in his car knowing that she does not have the money to pay the drive. Young woman needs to go out of the town. During the drive she provokes Frane to have a sex with her. At the end of his night shift Frane kills a young unknown woman during the sexual intercourse with her. He tries to cover all the traces of the crime, but forgets young murdered woman's bag in the taxi. Frane shares his taxi with a female colegue MARINA. He is one hour late to hand over the taxi to Marina. She is angry on him because he behaves as that he is just on time. She is late to drive a grandfather and his grandson to the airport. When she finaly comes to pick them up they refuse to drive with her beacuse they are too late. Marina has to go to the airport anyway to pick up her female cousin who is coming from Zagreb. Frane is eating lunch with his sister Ivana and her husband Roko. Roko is not happy that Frane lives with them in the same flat. Roko can't do anything about it because his wife Ivana is too close and protective of her brother Frane. Marina finds the bag of the murdered young woman at the back seats of the taxi. She takes the money and mobile phone, while the bag and other documents of SABINA METROVI she throws in a public garbage bag at the airport. Frane continuously phones Marina, but she does not want to aswer. Marina is not aware that she has stolen the bag of the murdered person. The victim Sabina Metrovi is silent in a sort of transit looking at the camera. Marina's beautifull rich female cousin is already there when she arrives at the airport. Marina tries to borrow some money from her. It does not work out. Rich cousin has to buy a sailing boat, what is the reason she came to Split. Marina leaves her in front of the hotel. Ivana works as a nurse in the local hospital. Frane and Roko go together to the fishing. They catch couple of small fishies and Roko cleans them for the dinner. Marina hears on the radio that Sabina Metrovi has been murdered. She recalls the name of the person from the documents she saw in the stolen bag. Frane decides to kill his colegue Marina, because he figures out that she has found out about the murder. Frane is searching for her through the town on his mopped. Marina meets in the bar with her cousin from Zagreb. She wants to tell her about the murder, but Frane shows up in the bar. Marina is very scared while her cousin does not anticipate the danger. When Marina goes to the toillet Frane tries to break inside, but does not succeds and leaves. Frane follows them in the night and tries to kill them both in the park. He badly beats Marina with his helmet. She seems to dead laying on the grass, but cousin escapes. Frane is chasing Marina's cousin through the dark streets of Split. His sister Ivana discovers what he is doing and tries to cover him. Relationship between brother and sister is very close and very strange. Frane finally grabs the cousin and after her attempts to convince him to let her go he strangels her. She is left dead in the grass. Dawn is coming. Throughout the film, the victims tell their stories at the places where the murders happened. Roko is not sure about the feelings of his wife Ivana towards him, but he keeps silent. After the murders in the morning of summer solstice Frane thinks that he got away with it. He goes with his sister Ivana and her husband Roko for a picnic in the forest by the river not knowing what awaits for them there.
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