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The Dark Hours

Paul FOX

Canada2004 80min 35mm Color

Synopsis

This is an excellent work by Paul Fox, who was awarded at the Edinburgh Fantastic Film Festival for Dead by Dawn . Samantha, a psychiatrist, goes to a winter cottage in Canada for a weekend with her husband, Dave, and her sister, Melody. A stranger visits the quiet cottage. A peaceful family weekend at a countryside house becomes a nightmare for Samantha Goodman, where she receives a surprise visit from one of her unbalanced patients that she used an experimental treatment on. The psychopath subjects the doctor, her sister and her husband to a series of sadistic games that they cannot escape. The truth is slowly revealed and the terror and hatred start to build up. The terror of the night makes them irrational and violent. A disturbing story with unusual outcome, where narration places itself at the service of the events to guide the spectator on an amazing journey through the human mind. Currently, Paul Fox is working on a popular TV series in Canada. Paul Fox made in 18days for 300million dollars, supported by the Canadian government and his friends in the broadcasting industry.

Diretor

Paul FOX

Upon graduating from New York's School of Visual Arts, Paul's thesis film, Last Round Up, won him awards for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Editor. The film then went on to win Best Fiction Film at the Mexico City Film Festival, was invited to the Sundance Film Festival and secured Paul a 'First Look' deal at New Line Cinema in New York. Paul subsequently attended Norman Jewison's prestigious Canadian Film Centre as a Director resident, where he directed the award winning Home Game. During the Directors' Program, Paul also directed and edited music videos and commercials for Toronto's Revolver Films.