Gardens of the Night

Gardens of the Night (2008)

An 8-year-old girl is taken from her home and convinced that her family does not want her anymore. After enduring years of horror, she and her fellow victim are dumped by their capturers. Now, 17 years old and no one to turn to except each other, they do their best to survive life on the streets, until one day she finally accepts the help of a shelter counselor to find her way home. However, what she truly finds is the love of her life and that you can never go back. "Gardens of the Night", is a haunting, gritty and topical story which delves deep into the world of child abduction and where it often leads... for the "lucky ones." The writer/director, Damian Harris bases his story on the kids, counselors, cops and pimps he met during two years of research.

Genre

Drama

Countries

United Kingdom United States

Director

Damian Harris

Writer

Damian Harris

Producers

R.D. Robb Todd Olson Mark Amin Joe Dain James Allen Bradley

Composer

Craig Richey

Cinematographer

Paula Huidobro

Editor

Michal Shemesh

Production

Station3 Fastback Pictures Shoot Productions La Nuit Americaine Sobini Films

Starring

Also starring

Gillian Jacobs John Malkovich Ryan Simpkins Tom Arnold Kevin Zegers Jermaine Scooter Smith Harold Perrineau Jeremy Sisto Raynold Gideon Cornelia Guest Natalie May Ben Lin Alice Lo Evan Ross Landall Goolsby Raphael Sbarge Evan Peters Kyle Gallner Ty Simpkins Max Van Ville Shiloh Fernandez Shontae Saldana

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