Written and directed by
Vincent Detours & Dominique Henry from the texts written in prison and the testimonial of Carlos Poma Cruz

With the voices of
Marie-Anne Heunneuse & Gérard de Sélys

Sound
Arnould Chapel "Hill" & Thierry Thirtiaux

Editing
Luc Plantier

Mixing
Alain Hanar

Translations
Roberto Paredes & Marie-Anne Heunneuse

Production
RTBF 1

2004, 43 min, 44.1 kHz, 16 bits. French and Spanish with French voice-over.

Peru has been torn appart during the 80' by a "war against terror" opposing the regime of Fujimori (now exiled in Japan), and terrorist groups. A general of Fujimori once said, "if in this war we need to kill one hundred innocent persons to get one terrorist, we consider that's the cost of war". Cuando empieza la noche features the testimonial and texts wrote in prison by Carlos Poma Cruz, a peruvian citizen tortured and jailed under unthinkable conditions for nine years for being active in one of Peru's traditional opposition party. His words give an intense first person account of the concerted destruction of the person practiced by many states worlwide in the name of democracy.

Radio broadcasts –
RTBF 1 (Belgian national radio), France Culture (French national radio).