They Come at Night
1998, English. Directed by Lindy Laub.
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 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 (Barbara Williams), who is recently divorced and is struggling as a single mother to her young son. These two very different women make contact and the therapist decides to help the Latin American find her children. Inquiries leads to the children being in Mexico and with a high enough fee, they can be smuggled into the US.
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Cast & crew
- Lindy LaubDirector
- Elpidia CarrilloMaria Velasquez
- Barbara WilliamsDr. Sarah Schaeffer
- Trever O'BrienMatt Schaeffer
- Jesus NebotPedro
- Dale RaoulRed Cross Worker
- Diego WallraffAntonio
- Tony PerezDr. Cordoba
- Sandy MartinHazel
- Susan SegalSchool Nurse
- Robert KerbeckAmerican Torturer
- Annabelle GurwitchEmily
- Alberto GiecoTorture Doctor
Details
- Released
- 16 September 1998
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Lindy Laub
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They Come at Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 September 1998. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed They Come at Night?
They Come at Night (1998) was directed by Lindy Laub and stars Elpidia Carrillo, Barbara Williams, Trever O'Brien.