Gardens of the Night
2008 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.2 · 50% critics
Two children are abducted and manipulated into years of exploitation, then resurface as teens trying to survive on the streets. When a chance encounter with a shelter worker offers a path back to safety, they must face trauma, trust, and the difficult idea of what “home” could mean now.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-11-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (81 votes)
About
You may like this if you can handle an intense, realistic drama about abduction and exploitation that aims to inform as much as it hurts, similar in theme to Taken; Not for you if you want a comforting, feel-good watch.
Pros: powerful, haunting story; strong performances; handled without graphic detail | Cons: extremely upsetting subject; bleak, not uplifting; uneven pacing, structure
Themes
- california
- cop
- shelter
- beating
- prostitution
- drugs
- counselor
- freeway
- missing child
- pimps
- motel room
- abuse
Cast & crew
Gillian Jacobs
as Leslie
John Malkovich
as Michael
Ryan Simpkins
as Young Leslie
Tom Arnold
as Alex
Kevin Zegers
as Frank
- JS
Jermaine Scooter Smith
as Young Donnie
Harold Perrineau
as Orlando
Jeremy Sisto
as Jimmy
- RG
Raynold Gideon
as Judge Feeney
Cornelia Guest
as Mrs. Feeney
Directed by Damian Harris