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Journey to the End of the Night

2006 · 88 min

A grimy, slow-burning descent into a criminal underworld, where desperation and bad luck spiral into inevitable tragedy.

Directed by
Eric Eason
Genres
Thriller
Overview
In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, the exiled Americans Rosso and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted in cocaine and his father is married with the former prostitute Angie, and they have a little son. When a client is killed by his wife in their establishment, they find a suitcase with drugs.

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Directed by
Eric Eason
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • addiction
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
Eric Eason
Written by
Eric Eason
Starring
Brendan Fraser, Yasiin Bey, Scott Glenn, Alice Braga, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Ruy Polanah, Matheus Nachtergaele, Molly Howe
Music
Elia Cmiral
Cinematography
Uli Burtin
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English, Portuguese

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