We Are the Night (film)
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| Directed by | Dennis Gansel |
| Produced by | Christian Becker |
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Jan Berger Dennis Gansel (Original treatment "The Dawn") |
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Karoline Herfurth Nina Hoss Jennifer Ulrich Anna Fischer Max Riemelt |
| Music by | Heiko Maile |
| Cinematography | Torsten Breuer |
| Edited by | Ueli Christen |
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| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
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100 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Budget | €6,500,000 (about $8,500,000) |
| Box office | $1,251,991 |
We Are the Night (German: Wir sind die Nacht) is a 2010 German vampire horror film directed by Dennis Gansel, starring Karoline Herfurth and Nina Hoss. The film deals with a young woman who gets bitten by a female vampire and drawn into her world. She falls in love with a young police officer who investigates a murder case involving the vampires. The film explores themes of depression, self-harm, the consequences of immortality, suicide, and explores Valerie Solanas' idea of an all-female society.
Aboard a private aircraft, the pilots and passengers all dead, with bites to their necks. The killers, three women, preparing to leave, the leader of the three finds an air-hostess still alive, but after examining her eyes, she breaks the hostess' neck and the women jump out of the plane, allowing it to crash. In Berlin, a young criminal, Lena, lurks near a cash dispenser. Just as her victim has used the machine, she pickpockets his credit card, but moments later her mark is arrested by the police. She flees, but a police officer, Tom, chases after her and eventually catches up with her on a bridge. After a short conversation, he tries to arrest her, but Lena hits him in the face, kicks him between the legs and jumps off the bridge onto a passing boat.
Later that evening, Lena goes to a nightclub, which is run by Louise. Inside the club, Louise dances with Lena and offers her a drink. When Lena goes to the bathroom, Louise follows and bites her. The terrified Lena runs home. When she awakes in the morning, the sun burns her, forcing her to stay inside. That night, Lena returns to the club to confront Louise about what has happened. She meets Louise's two companions, the stoic Charlotte and the cheerful Nora. On Charlotte's suggestion, the women sell Lena to some Russian pimps to force her to accept her new state of being (the word "vampire" is never mentioned in the film). Lena attacks one of the mobsters as the tries to rape her, but she is shot by another pimp wielding a shotgun. The women enter the compound, killing the criminals, then set them ablaze, but fail to notice one mobster hiding in fear. Before leaving, Nora steals one of the mobster's Lamborghini. Coincidentally, Tom is assigned to investigate the murders, and he discovers a hidden video camera, which has recorded the attack, and, although the women cannot be filmed, the video does show the surviving criminal.
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