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Death of a Shadow

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6.7/10 • 42

2012-06-040h 20m

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Soldier Nathan died during World War I. A strange collector imprisoned his shadow and gave him a new chance: a second life against 10000 captured shadows. It is love that guides him, as his purpose is to meet Sarah again, the woman he fell in love with before he died. But then he discovers that she's already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him towards a bitter decision, not without consequences.

Directors
Tom Van Avermaet
Writters
Tom Van Avermaet
Editors
Tom Van Avermaet, Dieter Diependaele

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  1. Matthias Schoenaerts

    Matthias Schoenaerts

    Nathan Rijckx

  2. Laura Verlinden

    Laura Verlinden

    Sarah Winters

  3. Peter van den Eede

    Peter van den Eede

    Collector Of Shadows

  4. Benjamin Ramon

    Benjamin Ramon

    Daniel Hainaut

  5. Amandine Zurbuchen

    Amandine Zurbuchen

    Nurse

  6. Brian Piezel

    Brian Piezel

    Boran Kassovic

  7. Denis Duron

    Denis Duron

    Jan Ternauw

  8. Gregory Rabat

    Gregory Rabat

    New Photographer

  9. Emile Boudaille

    Emile Boudaille

    Thomas Belcourt

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CinemaSerf

Feb 23, 2025

7/10

A young soldier has been killed in the Great War, but he manages to do a deal with death that will allow him (Matthias Schoenarts) to return to the land of the living on the condition that he collects 10,000 shadows. Essentially, this involves him taking a sort of photograph of other people whose spirits he hopes to trade in for his own. It’s only as he gets near to his target that he encounters the pining “Sarah” (Laura Verlinden) who is mourning her long lost “Daniel” (Benjamin Ramon). A little investigation reveals that this young man met a rather ignominious end, but as “Nathan” sees just how distressed she is he wonders if perhaps his life is the most important thing to be returned to a world devastated by war and tragedy. It’s not the most straightforward of narratives, this, and that ambiguity helps it to stand out as quite a gently thought-provoking and highly personal drama set against an almost unquantifiable backdrop of longing, grief, sacrifice and quite possibly shame too. It’s a stylishly filmed feature that is well worth twenty minutes of your time.

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Status
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Original Language
Dutch
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Keywords
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