---
title: 'Dark Suns (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Julien Élie'
released: '2018-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 152
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-suns-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9624638/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dark Suns (2018)

2018 · 152 min · Documentary · Canada

Original title: Soleils noirs

## Synopsis

Dark Suns is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Julien Élie and released in 2018. The film examines the epidemic of murder as consequence of the illegal drug trade in Mexico. It centres on "the stories of disappeared women" and "the violence against journalists, union leaders, social rights activists, and priests", primarily through the personal testimonies of surviving friends, colleagues and family members of murder victims.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Julien Élie](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-elie)
- **Screenplay:** [Julien Élie](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-elie)
- **Producer:** [Julien Élie](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-elie), [Richard Brouillette](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brouillette)
- **Editor:** [Aube Foglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/aube-foglia)

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