Encompassing a single, fateful evening in the sprawling metropolis of Sao Paulo, Brazil, JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE NIGHT is a gritty, crime thriller which centers around an illicit transaction gone awry?Two Americans in exile?Rosso (Scott Glenn) and his son, Paul (Brendan Fraser)?have been carving out a living of sorts, operating a run-down nightclub-brothel. But, they both harbor dreams of getting out of the racket once and for all. One night, it seems their prayers are answered when a customer leaves behind a suitcase containing the means for them to change their fates. Rosso will take his beautiful, young wife Angie (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and their 5 year-old son Lazare to start over in a new city, far away. Paul will escape his mounting debts, an escalating coke habit, and finally be rid of his father (who he despises and blames for all of his problems). All will depend on one person?a Nigerian immigrant named Wemba (Mos Def)?who must make his way safely, trafficking the cash through the perilous, nocturnal underworld of Sao Paulo.

Eric Eason is a New York City-based filmmaker whose first feature Manito won the Special Jury Prize at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and 14 other awards at festivals around the world, including the American Express Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2002 Tribeca Film Festival. Manito, released theatrically in 2003, went on to win the Gotham Award and receive three Independent Spirit nominations.