Romance ·Fantasy · Belgium · 2012 · 20m

Death of a Shadow

Dood van een Schaduw

Death of a Shadow poster
Director
Tom Van Avermaet
Cast
Matthias Schoenaerts as Nathan Rijckx Laura Verlinden as Sarah Winters Peter van den Eede as Collector Of Shadows Benjamin Ramon as Daniel Hainaut Amandine Zurbuchen as Nurse Brian Piezel as Boran Kassovic
Crew
Stijn Van der Veken — Director of Photography Dieter Diependaele — Editor Raf Keunen — Original Music Composer Tom Van Avermaet — Writer Ellen De Waele — Producer Vanessa Evrard — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Death of a Shadow — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sacrificeworld war iphotographerphotographyreincarnationsteampunksoldierdeathshadowsilhouetteshort filmshooting
Key Collaborators
Tom Van Avermaet Director Stijn Van der Veken Director of Photography Dieter Diependaele Editor Raf Keunen Original Music Composer Tom Van Avermaet Writer Ellen De Waele Producer Vanessa Evrard Costume Design
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