Journey to the End of the Night (film)
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Directed by | Eric Eason |
Written by | Eric Eason |
Produced by | Richard Gladstein James Acheson Frank Demartini |
Starring | Brendan Fraser Mos Def Alice Braga Scott Glenn Catalina Sandino Moreno Matheus Nachtergaele |
Cinematography | Ulrich Burtin |
Edited by | Kevin Greutert |
Music by | Elia Cmiral |
Distributed by | First Look International |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Countries | Germany, United States, Brazil |
Languages | English Portuguese Yoruba |
Journey to the End of the Night is a 2006 independent crime thriller film directed by Eric Eason starring Brendan Fraser, Mos Def, Scott Glenn, Alice Braga and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
Synopsis
The film is set in a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, Brazil, where the exiled Americans Sinatra and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted to cocaine. Sinatra is married to a former prostitute named Angie, with whom he has a son. A Russian client is killed by his wife in their establishment, leaving behind a suitcase filled with drugs. On the night that they have scheduled a negotiation to sell the contents of the suitcase to African buyers, their go-between dies while having sex with a transvestite named Nazda. In desperation, Sinatra makes a deal with the Nigerian dishwasher of the brothel, Wemba. Wemba is to travel to the harbor of Santos, taking the place of the go-between, and make the sale to the drug dealers. In return Wemba would receive a large amount of money. Wemba accepts but while returning to his car in the harbor, he is attacked by two small-time thieves and is knocked unconscious. His lack of contact with Sinatra and Paul starts a chain-reaction of misunderstandings that lead to a tragic end.
Cast
- Brendan Fraser - Paul
- Mos Def - Wemba
- Scott Glenn - Sinatra
- Alice Braga - Monique
- Catalina Sandino Moreno - Angie
- Ruy Polanah - The Soothsayer
- Matheus Nachtergaele - Nazda
- Gilson Adalberto Gomes - Samy
- Milhem Cortaz - Rodrigo
- Luke Denis Nolan - Lazare
External links
- 2006 films
- 2000s crime thriller films
- 2006 independent films
- 2000s thriller drama films
- American crime thriller films
- American films
- American thriller drama films
- Brazilian crime thriller films
- Brazilian films
- Brazilian independent films
- Father and son films
- Films set in São Paulo
- German crime thriller films
- German films
- German independent films
- English-language films
- Films about dysfunctional families
- Films about prostitution in Brazil
- Films shot in São Paulo
- Films scored by Elia Cmíral
- 2006 drama films
- Crime thriller film stubs
- Brazilian film stubs