Journey to the End of the Night (film)

Journey to the End of the Night
Directed by	Eric Eason
Produced by	Richard Gladstein; James Acheson; Frank Demartini
Written by	Eric Eason
Starring	Brendan Fraser; Mos Def; Alice Braga; Scott Glenn; Catalina Sandino Moreno; Matheus Nachtergaele
Music by	Elia Cmiral
Cinematography	Ulrich Burtin
Edited by	Kevin Greutert
Distributed by	First Look International
Release date	April 28, 2006 (Tribeca Film Festival);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Germany; United States; Brazil
Language	English; Portuguese; Yoruba
Budget	$6.2 million
Box office	$49,147

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Journey to the End of the Night is a 2006 independent crime thriller film directed by Eric Eason starring Brendan Fraser, Mos Def, Scott Glenn, Alice Braga and Catalina Sandino Moreno.

Premise[edit]

In a dark and decadent area of São Paulo, Brazil, exiled Americans Sinatra and his son Paul own a brothel. Paul is a compulsive gambler addicted to cocaine. Sinatra is married to a former prostitute named Angie, with whom he has a son.

A Russian client is killed by his wife in their establishment, leaving behind a suitcase filled with drugs. On the night that they have scheduled a negotiation to sell the contents of the suitcase to African buyers, their go-between dies while having sex with a trans woman named Nazda. In desperation, Sinatra makes a deal with the Nigerian dishwasher of the brothel, Wemba, who is to travel to the harbor of Santos, taking the place of the go-between, and make the sale to the drug dealers. In return, Wemba would receive a large amount of money.

Wemba accepts but, while returning to his car in the harbor, he is attacked by two small-time thieves and knocked unconscious. His lack of contact with Sinatra and Paul starts a chain-reaction of misunderstandings that lead to a tragic end.

Cast[edit]

Brendan Fraser - Paul
Mos Def - Wemba
Scott Glenn - Sinatra
Alice Braga - Monique
Catalina Sandino Moreno - Angie
Ruy Polanah - The Soothsayer
Matheus Nachtergaele - Nazda
Gilson Adalberto Gomes - Samy
Milhem Cortaz - Rodrigo
Luke Denis Nolan - Lazare

Legacy[edit]

Darren Aronofsky reportedly cast Fraser in The Whale (2022) after seeing portions of his performance in the trailer of Journey to the End of the Night.^[2]

References[edit]

↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?idjourneytotheendofthenight.htm^{[bare URL]}
↑ Scott, Ryan (December 9, 2022). "The Whale's Darren Aronofsky And Samuel Hunter On Brendan Fraser's Surprising Performance [Exclusive Interview]". Slash Film. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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[1] ttp://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?idjourneytotheendofthenight.htm^{[bare URL]}

[2] Scott, Ryan (December 9, 2022). "The Whale's Darren Aronofsky And Samuel Hunter On Brendan Fraser's Surprising Performance [Exclusive Interview]". Slash Film. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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