Noite Escura

João Canijo

João Canijo
Pierre Hodgson
Mayanna von Ledebur

[Cast Group]
Actor: Fernando Luís | Character: Nelson Pinto
Actor: Rita Blanco | Character: Celeste Pinto
Actor: Beatriz Batarda | Character: Carla Pinto
Actor: Cleia Almeida | Character: Sónia Pinto
Actor: Natalya Simakova | Character: Irka
Actor: José Raposo | Character: Nicolau, Nelson's Associate
Actor: Dmitry Bogomolov | Character: Fyodor
Actor: João Reis | Character: Sónia's Boyfriend
Actor: Anna Belozorovich | Character: Irka's Friend
Actor: Antonio Ferreira | Character: Pressure Cooker
Actor: Ramón Martinez | Character: Sebastião
Actor: Ana Luísa Leão | Character: Paloma
Actor: Anabela Moreira | Character: Rute
Actor: Helena Alves | Character: Iris
Actor: Jinie Rainho | Character: Brigina
Actor: Lara Carvalho | Character: Paula
Actor: Márcia De Oliveira Silva | Character: Penelope
Actor: Nadina Lopes | Character: Rómi
Actor: Susana Moreira | Character: Luciana
Actor: Jorge Silveira | Character: Cardoso
Actor: José Henriques | Character: Almeida
Actor: Eduardo Brito | Character: Mino
Actor: José Costa | Character: Fernandinho
Actor: Cláudio Henrique | Character: Silva
Actor: Virgilio Gança | Character: Mamífero, Mamiferous
Actor: Luis Cascais | Character: Otário, Foolish
Actor: Carlos Morgado | Character: Bonitão", "Handsome
Actor: Luís Pavão | Character: Empata", "Stalemate
Actor: Victor Carvalho | Character: Entrepreneur
Actor: Carlos Dias | Character: Novo-Rico", "Newly Rich
Actor: Vivaldo Vieira | Character: Careca", "Egg-Head
Actor: Álvaro Silva | Character: Manager
Actor: Severino Moreira | Character: Zeca
Actor: António Cid | Character: Ribeiro
Actor: Paulo Azevedo | Character: Olga's Customer
Actor: Serguei Abakumov | Character: Vladimir
Actor: Sacha | Character: Russian Gunman
Actor: Vladomir Ligusha | Character: Russian Gunman
Actor: Alexandre A. Illtchenko | Character: Russian Gunman
Actor: Serhiy Rasskazov | Character: Russian Gunman
Actor: Andrei Rudiev | Character: Russian Gunman
Actor: José Coelho | Character: Ricardo
Actor: Jorge Costa | Character: Fernandinho
Actor: José Henrique | Character: Tito
Actor: Orlando Silva | Character: Velhinho
Actor: Luís Simões | Character: Manuel Pinto
Actor: Nataliya Zimakova | Character: Irka

[Directors Group]
Name: João Canijo | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: João Canijo | Role: Writer
Name: Pierre Hodgson | Role: Writer
Name: Mayanna von Ledebur | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Pedro Blanco | Role: Producer
Name: Paulo Branco | Role: Producer
Name: Sofia Neves | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Alexandre Soares | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mário Castanheira | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: João Braz | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Patrícia Vasconcelos | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Zé Branco | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Zé Branco | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Alexandra Abreu | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Isabel Batista | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Sérgio Baptista | Role: Production Manager
Name: Fernando Centeio | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: João Pinhão | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: José Maria Vaz da Silva | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Stéphane Alberto | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ricardo Leal | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tiago Matos | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philippe Morel | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gérard Rousseau | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ruth Sullivan | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Alexandra Afonso | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Loureiro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Manuel Rodrigues | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rui Rodrigues | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carlos Santos | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Sofia Neves | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Pedro Balonas | Role: Production Department
Name: Pedro Blanco | Role: Production Department
Name: Leonor Coelho | Role: Production Department
Name: Jaime Freitas | Role: Production Department
Name: António Jerónimo | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Margarida Leitão | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Luísa Perestrello | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sacha | Role: Additional Crew

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413053/videogallery/

France: May 20, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
Denmark: August 23, 2004 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Portugal: October 21, 2004
France: November 17, 2004
Hungary: April 17, 2005 (Portuguese Film Week)
Poland: May 10, 2006 (European Film Festival)
South Korea: October 9, 2011 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Portugal: April 20, 2019 (RTP 2)
Portugal: December 13, 2023 (Porto, Batalha Centro de Cinema, director's cut)

Winner | 2005 | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Film Award | Best Film | João Canijo, Noite Escura
Winner | 2005 | Coimbra Caminhos do Cinema Português | Press Award | Best Film | João Canijo, Noite Escura
Winner | 2005 | Golden Globes, Portugal | Golden Globe | Best Film | João Canijo, Noite Escura
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Globes, Portugal | Golden Globe | Best Actor | Fernando Luís, Noite Escura
Nominee | 2005 | Golden Globes, Portugal | Golden Globe | Best Actress | Rita Blanco, Noite Escura
Winner | 2005 | Golden Globes, Portugal | Golden Globe | Best Actress | Beatriz Batarda, The Murmuring Coast, Noite Escura
Winner | 2005 | Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival | Andorinha Trophy | Best Editing - Fiction (Melhor Montagem - Ficção) | João Braz, Jackie Bastide, Noite Escura
Nominee | 2004 | Cannes Film Festival | Un Certain Regard Award | João Canijo, Noite Escura

Portugal: USD 85608
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2004 | Rank: 144 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 9 | Gross to date: USD 21970 | Interval gross: USD 21970 | Per theater average: USD 2441