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Death of a Shadow

6.7(46)201220m1

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

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Belgium, France

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Release dates

  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)14A4 Jun 2012
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical4 Jun 2012
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical10 Sept 2012
  • MexicoMX

    • Theatrical (limited)B-154 Jun 2012
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical (limited)144 Jun 2012
    • Theatrical144 Jun 2012

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Death of a Shadow was released on 4 June 2012.

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    CinemaSerf

    2/23/2025

    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” (L…

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