Darkness Minus Twelve

2004 0h 12m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

CrimeAction

Synopsis

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A kidnap hostage in Colombia lives twelve minutes of fear as his family, a man in charge of delivering the ransom money, and a special ops team all rush to save him before it is too late.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

America Ferrera
Luiza
Roger Velasco
Jose Gutierrez
Efrain Figueroa
Carlos Gutierrez
Marlene Forte
Marta Gutierrez
Mike Baldridge
Charlie Bain
Alex Castillo
Sandro
Eric Kolesar
Victor Namis
Edward Johnson
Special Ops

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Antonio Negret
Writers: Antonio Negret

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RUNTIME

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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Joe Lia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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America Ferrera and Roger Velasco and Efrain Figueroa carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0411268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Antonio Negret directs. Joe Lia cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Joe Lia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6America Ferrera and Roger Velasco and Efrain Figueroa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0411268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.