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This Night (2008) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2008 · 110 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Werner Schroeter
- Starring
- Amira Casar, Pascal Greggory, Bulle Ogier, Elsa Zylberstein, Nuno Lopes, Carloto Cotta
Werner Schroeter’s dark, surreal drama follows Ossorio, who returns to his war‑torn hometown of Santa Maria as a military coup looms, to rescue the woman he loves from a violent mob. In a rundown hotel he meets Victoria, whose father Barcala offers passage on his boat for a price. Ossorio must locate his lover before the ship sails.
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