Dark Days is a black and white documentary about homelessness underground near the subway tracks. It interviewed various homeless people who lived in these little houses that they made out of metal, peices of wood, anything they could find. They explain their way of life and their struggles complete with reasons for staying underground. The title of the movie is easy to see it's relation to the film, because underground there is almost no light. You need a flashlight if you are going to walk around down there. Somehow, the inhabitants have electricity and some water (cold only) available underground. Many of the people down there are addicted to crack, and one is a former crack addict who is trying to stay off of the drug. At one point, one of their little shack houses is burnt down by a drug dealer that they upset. Dark Days is a very revealing documentary on the subject and was well made also. I saw a book in the store called "The Mole People" that looked like it was about the same subject. On the cover of "Mole People" it had a picture of the same underground tracks that are used in the cover of the movie Dark Days. I'm guessing the movie was based around that book somewhat. Perhaps visa-versa.
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