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Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - unknown - 110 minutes

Log Line

A morgue worker breaks the unspoken code of the
dead, with terrifying consequences, in this evocative
and idiosyncratic Brazilian chiller.

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Dennison RAMALHO
Writer(s) : Dennison RAMALHO, Claudia JOUVIN
Cast : Daniel DE OLIVEIRA, Bianca COMPARATO., Fabíula NASCIMENTO

Producer(s) : Nora GOULART

Synopsis

Stênio, a mortician’s assistant at a busy São Paulo hospital,
makes a living tending to the dead. He also has a secret
– a gift that allows him to communicate with the lifeless
bodies he encounters. Privy to the grave secrets of many
an ill-fated local gangster, Stênio learns of a shocking
betrayal in his own life and uses information gained
from the cadavers to take care of the problem. But he
is unwise to abuse his uncanny gift, quickly learning it is
best to let sleeping corpses lie. The debut feature from
Dennison Ramalho (who wrote the most recent Coffin
Joe entry Embodiment of Evil), The Nightshifter is a film
as tricksy as its title would suggest – unafraid to
defy expectations with its fluctuating tones and bold
narrative sidesteps.

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Country(ies) : BRAZIL


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