

Afraid of the Dark
1992-01-22 · 91 min · ★ 5.7
A little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions.
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- Directors
- Mark Peploe
- Production companies
- Telescope Films, Les Films Ariane, Ciné Cinq, Sovereign Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
James FoxFrank
Fanny ArdantMiriam
Clare HolmanRose
Paul McGannTony
Robert StephensDan Burns
Susan WooldridgeLucy Trent
Rosalind KnightEdith
David ThewlisLocksmith / Tom Miller
Catriona MacCollBlind Woman
Hilary MasonBasement Woman
Sheila BurrellMeg
Frances CukaMrs. Dalton
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