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Genre |
Science fiction, drama |
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Directed by |
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Produced by |
Lawrence Ritter |
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Written by |
Michael Cathey |
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Release date(s) |
1999 |
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Running time |
102 min. |
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Country, language |
Brunant |
Boisterous Nights is a dystopian post-apocayptic drama film, directed by Antoni Wisnowski and written by Horatio Kudbryn. It was released theatrically in 1999 and starred Sara Bernès, in her very first role. The film was a commercial and critical hit, nominated for several prizes at the Rosetown Film Festival, ultimately winning the Barker Award for Best Film and Best Screenplay.
Plot[]
Set in Brunant at an undisclosed time, the film follows the story of a young girl named Lila (Sara Bernès). She lives alone in an abandoned house at a big city, until some a group of people (identified by Lila as the dark mutants) causes her to leave.
Soon enough, she meets One-eyed Jack (Anthony Swanson), who informs her of a village beyond the Grey Valley, where people live in relative harmony. Lila sets out with One-eyed Jack to reach this settlement, with dangers in every turn of their journey.
They encounter a gang lead by a psychopath named Scorpion (Peter Chance), but they are saved by the mysterious young warrior Bo (Johan de Bruijn). Later on they are prisoned by a cult leader, Father Poppel (Karel Breederveld). After many adventures, the three of them reach their destination, only to find it burnt to the ground.
Cast[]
- Sara Bernès as Lila
- Anthony Swanson as One-eyed Jack
- Johan de Bruijn as Bo
- Peter Chance as Scorpion
- Karel Breederveld as Father Poppel
Reaction and legacy[]
Most of the critics found Boisterous Nights to be Wisnowski's finest science fiction movie. The film won the Barker Award for Best Film and Best Screenplay, written by Kudbryn. It also garnered nominations for Best Director and Best Actress (Sara Bernès). It was also nominated for the Golden Raven at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival. At the box office, Boisterous Nights proved the most successful movie of the year, becoming Wisnowski's highest grossing film an one of the most successful movies of the 1990's.
Today, it is regarded as one of the top Brunanter science fiction film. Many authors, filmmakers and comics artists have been inspired by the film. It has been called "a rare mixture of drama and science fiction".