Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - unknown - 110 minutes
A morgue worker breaks the unspoken code of thedead, with terrifying consequences, in this evocativeand 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
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 lifelessbodies he encounters. Privy to the grave secrets of manyan ill-fated local gangster, Stênio learns of a shockingbetrayal in his own life and uses information gainedfrom the cadavers to take care of the problem. But heis unwise to abuse his uncanny gift, quickly learning it isbest to let sleeping corpses lie. The debut feature fromDennison Ramalho (who wrote the most recent CoffinJoe entry Embodiment of Evil), The Nightshifter is a filmas tricksy as its title would suggest – unafraid todefy expectations with its fluctuating tones and boldnarrative sidesteps.
Country(ies) : BRAZIL