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Death of a Shadow

2012 [DUTCH]

Drama / Fantasy / Romance / War

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 90% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 90%
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 2412 2.4K

sacrifice world war i photographer photography reincarnation steampunk

Plot summary

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.

Director

Tom Van Avermaet Photo
Tom Van Avermaet

Top cast

Matthias Schoenaerts Photo
Matthias Schoenaerts as Nathan Rijckx
Guillaume Sentier Photo
Guillaume Sentier as German Soldier
Simon Robas Photo
Simon Robas as German Soldier
Clément Bruneau Photo
Clément Bruneau as German Soldier
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186.54 MB
1280*544
Dutch 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  nl  
24 fps
12 hr 20 min
Seeds 6
383.25 MB
1920*816
Dutch 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  nl  
24 fps
12 hr 20 min
Seeds 14

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by kosmasp 8 / 10

Short but ...

So maybe it isn't about size (or in this case length), but about quality. And this short movie has that and then some. Visually you will not be able to find this any different from any Blockbuster you are watching on the big screen (or small one to stay with the theme). The story may be a bit predictable to a point, but this does not take away the fun you can and will have if you like your Science Fiction a bit bleaker than the rest of the pack.The actors are more than decent and the sound design is well made too. There is a reason this scored over 7 here on IMDb and if you do not have any hesitations against short movies, you should seek this out and watch it, if you can. Well worth your time
Reviewed by jwbeller 8 / 10

Very Different, Very Good, but not my favorite

This is the first year that I ever saw the five Oscar nominated live action short films. Death of a Shadow is by far the most original. It's very strange but it's altruism makes it quite appealing. All of the films were very well done, had a message, and were deserving of the Oscar. My favorite was Curfew about a woman, her adorable, precocious daughter and her estranged brother who is suicidal. I hope the fact that it was the only one in English didn't influence my choice. The little girl in the movie is adorable and a very good actress. The message I received was, if you commit suicide you will never know the joys the future might bring.Henry showed the difficulties of aging and loosing your memory. As one of the elderly myself, the movie had a sobering impact. The music was very good.Buzkashi Boys takes place in Afghanistan and is about the dreams and aspirations of two young boys. It was very moving and your heart went out to the two boys and their likely bleak futures.Asad is about a young boy in Somalia living in poverty who wants to be a pirate. He catches a very unusual "fish." He also makes the best of his situation in a county that has undergone many problems.I highly recommend seeing the film that contains these five films.
Reviewed by nelsong 7 / 10

Very Good Film - Well Worth Watching

Having seen all 5 of the 2013 Oscar-nominated live-action shorts, my opinion is that this should be a two-horse race between "Henry" and this film, "Death of a Shadow". In the end, I give the nod to "Henry", but this film also is quite entertaining and worthy. I didn't love it QUITE as much as an earlier reviewer, but still - very good. I enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot, and the overall concept was intriguing. The steampunk thing - I dunno if that added or subtracted - maybe both. Given the time constraints of the format, there was just a little bit too much going on to make this a great short.Of the 5 nominees, this is the only one I'd really like to see as a full- length film, although the subject matter is so off-the-wall that commercial success would be tough.
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