Darker Than Night (2014 film)

Darker Than Night (Spanish: Más Negro que la Noche) is a 2014 Mexican horror film and a remake of the 1975 original. The movie is the first 3D Mexican horror film and it tells the story of an eccentric old woman who dies and leaves her opulent mansion to her niece, Greta.

Darker Than Night
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Más Negro que la Noche
Directed by	Henry Bedwell
Screenplay by	Henry Bedwell
Story by	Carlos Enrique Taboada
Produced by	Marco Polo Constandse Marcel Ferrer Alex Garcia José María Torre Leonardo Zimbrón
Starring	Zuria Vega Adriana Louvier Eréndira Ibarra Ona Casamiquela Margarita Sanz José María Torre Hernán Mendoza Miguel Rodarte
Cinematography	Marc Bellver
Edited by	Marc Dominici
Music by	Joan Valent
Production companies	Celeste Films Filmadora Nacional Neo Art
Distributed by	Videocine
Release date	14 August 2014 (2014-08-14)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish
Budget	MXN$37.7 million (USD$2.5 million)
Box office	$6.1 million[1]

Plot

Greta is a beautiful young woman whose eccentric aunt dies leaving her a large, once opulent mansion. When Greta moves in with her friends, she discovers that she must take care of her aunt’s prized black cat, Beker. The new residents take charge of the mansion, throwing wild parties and enjoying a fun filled summer until they lose track of Beker – who drowns in the mansion’s pool. What was about to be the best summer of their lives quickly turns into a spine-chilling fight for their lives.

Cast

• Zuria Vega as Greta
• Adriana Louvier as Maria
• Eréndira Ibarra as Pilar
• Ona Casamiquela as Victoria "Vicky"
• José María Torre as Pedro
• Miguel Rodarte as Actuacion especial Loco
• Margarita Sanz as Evangelina
• Lucía Guilmáin as Tia Ofelia
• Hernán Mendoza as Garcia
• Daniel Villar as Prometido Tia

Release

Darker Than Night opened theatrically in the United States on 26 September 2014 and earned $539,867 in its opening weekend, ranking number 17 at the box office. At the end of its run, it had grossed $870,063 domestically and $5,221,000 overseas for a worldwide total of $6,091,063.^[1]