Dark City (1990 film)

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Dark City
Directed by Chris Curling [1]
Written by David Lan [2]
Starring Ernest Ndhlovu
Moses Mphahlele
Pierre Knoessen
Sello Maake [2]
Lauren Sidney
Linda Wang
Gene Mitchell
Cinematography Dick Pope [2]
Release date
  • 7 September 1990 (1990-09-07)(Toronto Film Festival)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesZimbabwe [3]
South Africa
LanguageEnglish

Dark City is a 1990 independent film. [4] It was shown at the 1990 Toronto Festival of Festivals, but did not achieve wide release.[ citation needed ] The plot concerns the murder of a local politician, and seven people accused of the murder. [5] [6]

References

  1. Armes, Roy (11 July 2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. p. 288. ISBN   978-0-253-35116-6.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dark City". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. Tomaselli, Keyan G. (2006). Encountering Modernity: Twentieth Century South African Cinemas. Rozenberg Publishers. p. 36. ISBN   978-90-5170-886-8.
  4. "Fast Forward Producing 2014" (PDF). London Film School. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. Bleiler, David (23 September 2025). TLA Film and Video Guide 2000–2001: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide. Macmillan + ORM. ISBN   978-1-4668-5940-1.
  6. "Dark City". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 6 November 2025.