E a Noite a Cair (2010)

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.

Director:

Marcos Efron

Writers:

Jennifer Derwingson (screenplay), Marcos Efron (screenplay)

Stars:

Amber Heard, Odette Annable, Karl Urban

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

argentina | missing friend | bicycle | bikini | remake of british film | 

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Taglines:

With no one to trust, and nowhere to turn, if you want to survive you must fight back.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

M/16

Did You Know?

Trivia

The girls visit a bar called Bar La Paloma. Paloma is the name of director Marcos Efron's older sister.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Cute Guy: [as Ellie heads out of the bar] Hey, where are you going?
Ellie: [on her way to restroom] El peepee.
Ellie: [enters men's toilet] Girl emergency! Sorry!
[next door, Stephanie toys with her cellphone, which lies on top of ominous newspaper report of missing girl]
Ellie: [uses toilet stall while Michael is at urinal] You're not from these parts, are you?
[comes tauntingly over to.inspect him nonchalantly, playful tone:]
Ellie: Performance anxiety?
Michael: [zipping up, gruffly:] You should stick close to your friend.
[walks out of restroom]
Ellie: [...]

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Connections

Remake of And Soon the Darkness (1970)

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Soundtracks

Feelin
Written by Mejia Ochoa, Federico; Saumet Avila, Liliana
Performed by Bomba Estéreo

User Reviews

An Admirable Remake of a Forgotten British Thriller

Two young American women (Amber Heard and Odette Yustman) are biking around Argentina. It is a fun adventure, at least until one of them gets kidnapped. Can the other track down the kidnapper and save her friend? Who can she trust?

This film is a remake of a 1970 British thriller. For all intents and purposes, the connection could be overlooked and the film would be just fine. While some things were kept the same -- the bicycling, lack of subtitles and a shot of a plane overhead -- much of it was changed. The setting has moved from France to Argentina, the girls' names were changed, and there is a whole new dynamic. This film could have stood on its own.

Writer-director Marcos Efron truly does make it his own film, and it helps to have two of today's finest young stars in the lead roles. Amber Heard, at the time of this film's release, was already known and about to be more well-known alongside Johnny Depp and Nic Cage. Odette Yustman, perhaps less well-known, is still a star in her own right.

The film is tense, suspenseful, better-paced than the original, with beautiful color and scenery. There is a sexy element, but no outright sex. There is a violent element, but no outright gore. The film is R, but could get by with what I would call a "hard PG-13". Even the torture aspects never enter into the "torture porn" realm of "Saw" or "Hostel", or even "Turistas", and I give this film credit for that, staying firmly in "thriller" rather than "horror" territory.

While I would not give it a must-see, mandatory recommendation, it is a great thriller and one of the better films I have seen in a while. I never get sick of seeing Heard or Yustman, especially when they are in their swimsuits. This film earns a B, maybe a B-plus. The Anchor Bay DVD is also loaded with special features.

Details

Official Sites:

Anchor Bay Films [United States] Official site

Country:

USA Argentina France

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

7 April 2011 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

E a Noite a Cair

Filming Locations:

Salta, Argentina

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$177,182

Company Credits

Production Co:

Priority Pictures, Abandon Pictures, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1