Gardens of the Night

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Leslie struggles with a hand to mouth existence on the streets of San Diego with only her childhood friend Donnie to look after her. Both of them are trying to cope with the trauma of having been abducted and held captive by two men nine years earlier. As an eight-year-old girl, Leslie was abducted through trickery by an older man Alex, and his young accomplice Frank. Leslie was held captive in their house along with an eight-year-old boy named Donnie, who believed his mentally unstable mother sold him to Alex. The children create a bond with each other, managing to escape into a fantasy world they create in their bedroom. Years later Leslie and Donnie, now seventeen years old, are living as street-kids and struggling to cope with what they suffered through, having been affected by the experience differently. Donnie’s feelings for Leslie are those of any teenager in love, however, Leslie's perception of love has been severely mutated through her relationship with Alex and her instinct is to run from Donnie. Can she not only survive this horrific experience, but be set free from its terrible shackles?

Cast
John Malkovich as Michael
Jeremy Sisto as Jimmy
Evan Peters as Rachel/Brian
Kyle Gallner as Ratboy
Harold Perrineau Jr as Orlando
Reedy Gibbs as Nurse
Cornelia Guest as Mrs. Feeny
Gillian Jacobs as Leslie at 17
Evan Ross as Donnie at 17
Raphael Sbarge as Mr. Whitehead
Ryan Simpkins as Leslie at 8
Jermaine "Scooter" Smith as Young Donnie
Max Van Ville as Surf
Carlie Westerman as Monica
Peta Wilson as Sarah
Kevin Zegers as Frank
Tom Arnold as Alex
Michelle Rodriguez as Lucy (woman in car)

Detail Info
Director Damian Harris
Producer Mark Amin, Todd Olsson, R.D. Robb, Pascal Franchot, Damian Harris
Screenplay Damian Harris
Editor Michal Shemesh
Running Time 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date November 7th, 2008 (limited)
Distributors City Lights Media Group
Country United States