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Death of a Shadow (2012)

6.7/10 0h 20m Jun 04, 2012
Romance Fantasy

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Dood van een Schaduw
Original Language NL
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Matthias Schoenaerts
Matthias Schoenaerts
Nathan Rijckx
Popularity: 1.3
Laura Verlinden
Laura Verlinden
Sarah Winters
Popularity: 0.3
Peter van den Eede
Peter van den Eede
Collector Of Shadows
Popularity: 0.2
Benjamin Ramon
Benjamin Ramon
Daniel Hainaut
Popularity: 0.5
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Amandine Zurbuchen
Nurse
Popularity: 0.0
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Brian Piezel
Boran Kassovic
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Denis Duron" class="cast-photo">
Denis Duron
Jan Ternauw
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Gregory Rabat" class="cast-photo">
Gregory Rabat
New Photographer
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Emile Boudaille" class="cast-photo">
Emile Boudaille
Thomas Belcourt
Popularity: 0.0
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Bruno Clément
German Soldier
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Franck Maréco" class="cast-photo">
Franck Maréco
German Soldier
Popularity: 0.0
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Daniel Rechul
German Soldier
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Tom Van Avermaet
Producer Ellen De Waele
Writer Tom Van Avermaet
Editor Dieter Diependaele

Production

Serendipity Films
BE
Mollywood
BE
Perspective Films
FR
Digital Graphics
BE

Videos & Trailers

Death of a Shadow - official trailer ENG
Death of a Shadow - official trailer ENG
Trailer
Oscar Nominated Shorts 2013: Tom van Avermaet, 'Death of a Shadow' (Best Live Action Short)
Oscar Nominated Shorts 2013: Tom van Avermaet, 'Death of a Shadow' (Best Live Action Short)
Behind the Scenes

Image Gallery

Backdrops
Backdrop Image

Keywords

sacrifice world war i photographer photography reincarnation steampunk soldier death shadow silhouette short film shooting

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Feb 23, 2025

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 sp ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 4, 2012
Runtime 0h 20m
Language NL
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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