And Soon the Darkness (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:

Every year millions of people travel abroad. Some fall in love, some party too hard, and some just vanish.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and brief torture

Did You Know?

Trivia

While her character can barely speak Spanish in this film, Amber Heard is fluent in real life.

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Goofs

During the scene, when Ellie and Stephanie are first drinking in the bar, the two young Argentinian men buy the girls a shot each. Stephanie is shown drinking almost all of her shot, however on the next shot she still has a full shot glass and is preparing herself to drink it.

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Quotes

Stephanie: [on her cellphone, trying to locate Ellie] So it's me, uhm, where are you? I'm at the cow place now.
[looking around for her friend]
Stephanie: Uhm, so call me. Bye.
[starts pushing her bicycle, looking vaguely worried, as car approaches]
Michael: [driver in car] Hey!
Stephanie: Hi.
Michael: Where's your friend?
Stephanie: Coming.
Michael: Yeah?
Stephanie: Yeah.
[...]

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Connections

Remake of And Soon the Darkness (1970)

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Soundtracks

Stalemate
Written by Joanna Gikas, Leopold Ross
Performed by io echo

User Reviews

Extremely disappointing remake of Robert Fuest's cult suspense film.

"And Soon the Darkness" tells the story of two American girls on bicycle trip in Argentina who fall prey to a sinister captor.One of them suddenly vanishes and the other one must find her friend before it's too late.I am a big fan of extremely chilling Robert Fuest's original set in sunny France and this unneeded remake is nowhere nearly as suspenseful.In fact it's very dull with one-dimensional characters and the lack of surprises.The banality of the plot is simply overwhelming.Admittedly the scenic scenery of Argentinian countryside looks beautiful and desolate.The ruins of a town that flooded years ago and was abandoned provide some spooky atmosphere.Unfortunately the majority of the film is tedious and annoying.5 out of 10.Watch creepy British original instead.

Details

Official Sites:

Anchor Bay Films [United States] Official site

Country:

USA Argentina France

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

27 March 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

And Soon the Darkness

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