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Death of a Shadow( 2012)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Matthias Schoenaerts

      Nathan Rijckx

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      Laura Verlinden

      Sarah Winters

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      Peter van den Eede

      Collector Of Shadows

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      Benjamin Ramon

      Daniel Hainaut

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      Amandine Zurbuchen

      Nurse

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      Brian Piezel

      Boran Kassovic

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      Denis Duron

      Jan Ternauw

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      Gregory Rabat

      New Photographer

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      Emile Boudaille

      Thomas Belcourt

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      Bruno Clément

      German Soldier

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      Franck Maréco

      German Soldier

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      Daniel Rechul

      German Soldier

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      Laurent Marchetti

      German Soldier

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      Guillaume Sentier

      German Soldier

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      Simon Robas

      German Soldier

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      Clément Bruneau

      German Soldier

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      Guillaume Leguichon

      German Soldier

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      Jérome Wagnon

      German Soldier

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      Jean-Baptiste Wagnon

      German Soldier

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      Serge Tourovsky

      German Commander

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun 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 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 h...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

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