Una ‘coincidencia’ alucinante que se remonta veinticinco años atrás finalmente lleva al director de la película a localizar a su clase de quinto curso (y al profesor del grupo), para ver qué recuerdan de un incidente de acoso escolar que tuvo lugar hace cincuenta años. De una manera lúdica pero emotiva al mismo tiempo, el cineasta comienza a comprender su complicidad en aquellos hechos y al acosador que todos llevamos dentro.
The Darkness of Day is a haunting meditation on suicide. It is comprised entirely of found 16mm footage that had been discarded. The sadness, the isolation, and the desire to escape are recorded on film in various contexts. Voice-over readings from the journal kept by a brother of the filmmaker’s friend who committed suicide in 1990 intermix with a range of compelling stories, from the poignant double suicide of an elderly American couple to a Japanese teenager who jumped into a volcano, spawning over a thousand imitations. While this is a serious exploration of a cultural taboo, its lyrical qualities invite the viewer to approach the subject with understanding and compassion.
A haunting documentary on the pains of growing up male. It explores the inner and outer cruelties that boys perpetrate and endure. The film provokes the viewer to reflect on how our society can deprive boys of wholeness.
