When Wałbrzych experiences a series of mysterious child kidnappings, journalist Alicja Tabor shows up in town. After years of absence, the tenacious reporter returns to meet the families of the missing children and to solve a mystery which puzzles even the police.

The film stars Magdalena Cielecka, Marcin Dorociński, Roma Gąsiorowska and Piotr Fronczewski.

“It all started with a literary fascination. Reading Dark, Almost Night consumed me. I have purposefully delayed finishing the book for two reasons: firstly, I did not want the story to finish, and secondly, I was afraid that a story like this cannot end well, and I like happy endings. I want to believe that by striking this dark tone, the author is actually leading me towards the light that will give me a sense of hope and love“, director Borys Lankosz told FNE.

The film was shot in Wałbrzych between November 2017 and May 2018.

The film was produced by Leszek Bodzak and Aneta Hickinbotom of Aurum Film in coproduction with WFS Walter Film Studio, the Lower Silesia Film Centre, DI Factory and  Dreamsound. The budget of 1.6 m EUR was partially covered by production funding from the Wrocław Film Commission and the Polish Film Institute.

Kino Świat released the film domestically on 22 March 2019, with 146,760 admissions until September 2019.

Production Information:

Producer:
Aurum Film (Poland)
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Coproducers:
WFS Walter Film Studio (Poland)
Lower Silesia Film Center (Poland)
DI Factory (Poland)
Dreamsound (Poland)

Credits:
Director: Borys Lankosz
Screenwriters: Magdalena Lankosz, Borys Lankosz
DoP: Marcin Koszałka
Music: Marcin Stańczyk
Production design: Katarzyna Filimoniuk, Jagna Dobesz
Costume design: Magdalena Biedrzycka, Agata Culak
Sound: Artur Kuczkowski, Kacper Habisiak, Marcin Kasiński
Cast: Magdalena Cielecka, Marcin Dorociński, Roma Gąsiorowska, Piotr Fronczewski, Jerzy Trela, Eliza Rycembel, Dorota Kolak, Piotr Żurawski