Children of the Dark

Wednesday, June 24 - Monday, June 29, 2009

Banned in Thailand, this Japanese drama about the international trade in children is not for the weak-stomached. A Japanese family comes to Thailand to buy kidneys for their dying child. German tourists come to Thailand to have sex with a five-year-old boy. And a couple of troubled Japanese ex-pats try to do the right thing. And fail. No matter how hard you scrub you’ll never get these images out of your brain.

• Country Japan
• Language Japanese
• Rating NR
• Year 2008
• Running Time 138 minutes
• Director Junji Sakamoto
• Cast Yosuke Eguchi, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki

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