After The Dark
Film’s background is in an international school in Jakarta led by professor Michael. He chooses a group of the 20 smartest students participating special learning program. They will go to a mock environment through an imaginary door and face up to challenges which are natural calamities outside the Earth. Who will be the chosens?
29 December 1992, Brisbane, Australia
20 February 1990, Bombay, India
14 June 1992, Torrance, California, USA
20 November 1988, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
18 August 1993, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
5 June 1990, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
17 February 1991, London, England, UK
February 07, 2014
A thrilling combination of drama, near-science-fiction, suspense, coming-of-age agita, and intellectual exploration of ideas. Pity it derails itself.
February 06, 2014
Movies that privilege ideas over action are rare enough that it's hard not to wish them well, and After the Dark gets off to a good start...But its surprise ending isn't quite as surprising as it ought to be
February 06, 2014
This ambitious teen-oriented fantasy is like taking a university philosophy course in The Twilight Zone.
February 06, 2014
This is a flawed film, but it's also one that's not completely without merit.
March 15, 2014
A heavy-handed and manipulative work of philosophical fiction featuring strong performances, but a troubled narrative.
February 06, 2014
An unusually creative and ambitious film of ideas that offers so much more than its forgettable title and sensationalized publicity may imply.
February 08, 2014
Philosophical thriller After The Dark collapses under a nifty concept.
February 06, 2014
A shaggy dog story but an intriguing and frequently beautiful one.
February 06, 2014
A thought experiment about who gets picked to survive a nuclear Armageddon. Intelligent dialog about utilitarian ethical choices.
February 04, 2014
After The Dark is a smart, witty, and thoughtful thriller that offers a fresh take on the apocalypse genre.
February 06, 2014
Both smugly clever and at times distastefully clueless.
February 06, 2014
Doesn't end convincingly, but the opening two acts are stimulating enough to carry the viewing experience, capturing the cutthroat nature of endurance and the brutal reality of judgment in desperate times.
