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After the Dark

  • 20132013
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
22K
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After the Dark (2013)
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At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human ... Read allAt an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.At an international school in Jakarta, a philosophy teacher challenges his class of twenty graduating seniors to choose which ten of them would take shelter underground and reboot the human race in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.

IMDb RATING
5.6/10
22K
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  • Director
    • John Huddles
  • Writer
    • John Huddles
  • Stars
    • James D'Arcy
    • Sophie Lowe
    • Daryl Sabara
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Huddles
  • Writer
    • John Huddles
  • Stars
    • James D'Arcy
    • Sophie Lowe
    • Daryl Sabara
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 175User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Rhys Wakefield and Sophie Lowe in After the Dark (2013)
    Sophie Lowe in After the Dark (2013)
    Rhys Wakefield in After the Dark (2013)
    James D'Arcy, Daryl Sabara, Bonnie Wright, Rhys Wakefield, Freddie Stroma, Maia Mitchell, Hope Olaidé Wilson, Abhi Sinha, Sophie Lowe, Cinta Laura Kiehl, Philippa Coulthard, Katie Findlay, Erin Moriarty, Jacob Artist, Melissa Le-Vu, Toby Sebastian, Darius Homayoun, Chanelle Bianca Ho, Natasha Gott, and Taser Hassan in After the Dark (2013)
    Daryl Sabara, Bonnie Wright, Rhys Wakefield, Freddie Stroma, Maia Mitchell, Hope Olaidé Wilson, Abhi Sinha, Sophie Lowe, Cinta Laura Kiehl, Philippa Coulthard, Katie Findlay, Erin Moriarty, George Blagden, Jacob Artist, Melissa Le-Vu, Toby Sebastian, Darius Homayoun, Chanelle Bianca Ho, Natasha Gott, and Taser Hassan in After the Dark (2013)
    James D'Arcy, Daryl Sabara, Bonnie Wright, Rhys Wakefield, Freddie Stroma, Hope Olaidé Wilson, Sophie Lowe, Cinta Laura Kiehl, Erin Moriarty, George Blagden, Jacob Artist, Melissa Le-Vu, Darius Homayoun, Chanelle Bianca Ho, Natasha Gott, and Taser Hassan in After the Dark (2013)
    After the Dark (2013)
    After the Dark (2013)
    Maia Mitchell in After the Dark (2013)
    Katie Findlay in After the Dark (2013)
    Cinta Laura Kiehl in After the Dark (2013)
    Bonnie Wright in After the Dark (2013)

    Top cast

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    James D'Arcy
    James D'Arcy
    • Mr. Zimitas Mr. Zimit
    Sophie Lowe
    Sophie Lowe
    • Petraas Petra
    Daryl Sabara
    Daryl Sabara
    • Chipsas Chips
    Freddie Stroma
    Freddie Stroma
    • Jackas Jack
    Rhys Wakefield
    Rhys Wakefield
    • Jamesas James
    Bonnie Wright
    Bonnie Wright
    • Georginaas Georgina
    Jacob Artist
    Jacob Artist
    • Parkeras Parker
    George Blagden
    George Blagden
    • Andyas Andy
    Philippa Coulthard
    Philippa Coulthard
    • Poppieas Poppie
    Katie Findlay
    Katie Findlay
    • Bonnieas Bonnie
    Natasha Gott
    Natasha Gott
    • Yoshikoas Yoshiko
    Taser Hassan
    • Nelsonas Nelson
    Chanelle Bianca Ho
    • Mitzias Mitzi
    Darius Homayoun
    Darius Homayoun
    • Tobyas Toby
    Cinta Laura Kiehl
    Cinta Laura Kiehl
    • Utamias Utami
    Melissa Le-Vu
    Melissa Le-Vu
    • Plumas Plum
    Maia Mitchell
    Maia Mitchell
    • Beatriceas Beatrice
    Erin Moriarty
    Erin Moriarty
    • Vivianas Vivian
    • Director
      • John Huddles
    • Writer
      • John Huddles
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    Storyline

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    When the last day of school comes for a group of students in a philosophy class, their instructor, Mr. Zimit, challenges them to different sorts of exercises that take place in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world. While there, they each get chosen professions and have to decide whether who is valuable or not because the bunker they will be staying in for a year has only enough oxygen for 10 people. Mr. Zimit challenges them in different rounds to see how they could survive. Issues arise when they notice Mr. Zimit is disruptive to the game. —James Hake
    • philosophy
    • gay character
    • voting
    • group decision making
    • teacher
    • 47 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Smart. Talented. Beautiful. Stranded.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some violence, sexuality and brief drug use
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      The names of several of the main characters are never mentioned or shown in the movie, and are only revealed by the cast credits in the closing titles. This applies to Georgina (Bonnie Wright), Yoshiko (Natasha Gott), Utami (Cinta Laura Kiehl) and Kavi (Abhi Sinha), even though most of them had prominent roles in the movie.
    • Goofs
      In the bunker where they lock the teacher behind, he dies from radiation poisoning. He is then later eaten by predatory dogs/wolves.

      Any creature large enough to feed on a human would have also died from the exact same radiation poisoning long before it ever got the chance to eat his body.

      Even the lower radiation would have killed it on the surface if it'd had been living underground.
    • Quotes

      Chips: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

    • Crazy credits
      "James's poem to Petra by Rhys Wakefield and Sophie Lowe"
    • Connections
      Featured in The Transfiguration (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Lenten Is Come
      Traditional

      Arrangement by Robin Snyder

      Performed by Briddes Roune

      Published by Magnatune

      [Courtesy of Magnatune.com]

    User reviews175

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    All I was left with 'After the Dark' was a massive head scratcher
    It is a shame when such a great idea with so much potential is executed improperly and inevitably fails. That is the case here with 'After the Dark.' The film begins immersing you into the world of Philosophy. The teacher asks his class questions revolving around situations of morality or rationality and how they would go about it. You find yourself answering these hypothetical questions for yourself and then realizing that this is a movie that you can become indulged in without any proper knowledge of philosophy. The one thing that the film did do well was taking an experiment that realistically only took place in one location, and made it interesting by adding other dimensions to it. This was repeated three times with different outcomes and I would find myself correcting their mistakes, thinking that I could figure this puzzle out. What I didn't know was that the movie in itself was a puzzle I would never figure out.

    'After the Dark' felt like a 1,000 piece puzzle that you were just about to finish perfectly until you realize that the last piece just doesn't fit right. The movie up until the final 20 minutes or so is really intriguing. It asks all the right questions to get your brain working, however, your brain is working towards an answer that is never given to you. The ending doesn't make sense by any means and it certainly doesn't tie everything up in a nice bow like you so desperately hoped for. Instead, it leaves you questioning the fate of some of the characters and why the last hour of the movie was even relevant.

    Aside from some beautiful cinematography, satisfying performances from a young cast and an original take on a film, 'After the Dark' doesn't deliver. It tries to answer questions that no one was searching for a resolution to and denies to answer the questions they were so evidently setting up throughout the entire film.
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    • johnofah
    • Jan 22, 2014

    FAQ2

    • Where in Jakarta were the scenes in and around James' house (at the start of the movie) filmed?
    • What were the professions and qualities that were assigned to each character?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2013 (Russia)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Indonesia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Middle English
      • Indonesian
    • Also known as
      • The Philosophers
    • Filming locations
      • Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
    • Production companies
      • An Olive Branch Productions
      • SCTV
      • Soundplace
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,770,376
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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