They Come at Night

1998
1h 35m

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In 1986 LA, an illegal immigrant (Elpidia Carrillo) suffers from past tortures in her native El Salvador. Her husband had been killed and her two children taken from her. She was an educated... Read allIn 1986 LA, an illegal immigrant (Elpidia Carrillo) suffers from past tortures in her native El Salvador. Her husband had been killed and her two children taken from her. She was an educated teacher with a philosophy degree, but now is forced to take only the most menial tasks an... Read allIn 1986 LA, an illegal immigrant (Elpidia Carrillo) suffers from past tortures in her native El Salvador. Her husband had been killed and her two children taken from her. She was an educated teacher with a philosophy degree, but now is forced to take only the most menial tasks and lives in a roach-infested dwelling. This fragile woman is turned over to a case worker (... Read all

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Elpidia Carrillo

Maria Velasquez

Barbara Williams

Dr. Sarah Schaeffer

Trever O'Brien

Matt Schaeffer

Sabrina Wiener

Graciela
(as Sabrina Weiner)

Romeo Fabian

Pablito
(as Romeo Romero Fabian)

Jesus Nebot

Pedro

Dale Raoul

Red Cross Worker
(as Karen Dale Raoul)

Diego Wallraff

Antonio

Tony Perez

Dr. Cordoba

Sandy Martin

Hazel

Alejandra Cruz

Andrea

Juan Garcia

Coyote
(as Juan J. Garcia)

Susan Segal

School Nurse

Alina Cenal

Waitress

Juan A. Riojas

Prison Guard
(as Juan Riojas)

Fernando Suazo

Torturer

Robert Kerbeck

American Torturer

Mark Espinosa

Paco

Director
- Lindy Laub
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- Lindy Laub
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Not your typical Salvadoran torture story

At first, I thought, "Okay, I've seen this before. Salvadoran woman comes to Los Angeles but can't shake the memories of torture at the hands of the death squads." But there's a lot more to "They Come at Night." The unlikely friendship that develops between the refugee and her psychologist causes the latter to upset the balance her professional responsibilities and the needs of her family, while pushing against the edges of confidentiality and detachment. But the film finds time for genuine warmth and humor while exposing the atrocities of the US-funded and -trained death squads, all without crossing the line into overt preachiness. You'll have to suspend your assumptions as I did, but "They Come at Night" is well worth it.