

Bright Night
2015-05-01 · 86 min · ★ 5.0
A drama with a supernatural edge, this genre-crossing gem finds two couples visiting a home from their past, and sexual tension that brings out the worst in each other. Long-buried grudges resurface and it seems unlikely the couples will return intact. Faced with an outcome that will upset their delicate balance of happiness, the world offers them a bizarre opportunity to correct it.
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- Directors
- Florian Gottschick
- Production companies
- Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Almost Famous Film- und Medienproduktion, ARD
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Anna GrisebachAnna
Vladimir BurlakovStefan
Benno FürmannBernd
Kai Ivo BaulitzMarc
Gudrun RitterFrau Steiner
Michael GwisdekAlter HerrTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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