The Darkest Hour (2001)
Bearing many similarities to Albert Camus' 1946 existentialist text L'Etranger (The Outsider), The Darkest Hour is a powerful portrait of contemporary urban angst, isolation and unrequited love. Pat leads an apparently ordinary life as an attendant in a notorious public toilet where the majority of the clientele are either involved in drug deals or cottaging. The only light in his otherwise solitary life is Kim, a girl he is infatuated with, who works in a local cafe he frequents. When he is 'provoked' into committing an act of extreme violence, Pat's subsequent unorthodox reaction to his crime leads inevitably to his life changing forever.
Director: John Ellis
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Jason Ford as Pat |
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Louise Brealey as Kim |
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Mark Asante as Del |
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Christopher Brooklyn as Bob |
| Directing | John Ellis | Director |
| Production | Carrie Holliman | Producer |
| Camera | Stuart Richards | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Kjetil Njoten | Sound |
| Crew | John Ellis | Cinematography |
| Editing | John Ellis | Editor |
| Writing | John Ellis | Writer |
