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Movie Info

A technician in a morgue who can talk with the dead puts his loved ones in danger when he learns some secrets from one of his departed acquaintances which he uses for revenge.

Genre:

horror, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

Portuguese (Brazil)
Director:

Dennison Ramalho
Writer:

Cláudia Jouvin, Dennison Ramalho
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 8, 2019
Runtime:

1h 50m
Production Co:

Globo Filmes

Cast & Crew

Daniel de Oliveira
Stênio

Fabiula Nascimento
Odete

Bianca Comparato
Lara

Annalara Prates
Ciça

Marco Ricca
Jaime

Dennison Ramalho
Director

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Critic Reviews for The Nightshifter

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (12) | Rotten (1)

part Biutiful, part Dellamorte Dellamore, with an implacably vindictive ghost returning to reify the dysfunction that has taken possession of Stênio's unhappy home. It's a gory, unpredictable melodrama, where morality survives mortality.

October 15, 2018 | Full Review…

Anton Bitel
Sight & Sound
This film is definitely worth your time because it's so thoughtful in the way they chose to tell the story.

October 27, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Emma Wolfe
SpookyAstronauts
It's absolutely conventional, combining elements of far more famous (and scarier) horror movies. [Full review in Spanish]

September 10, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Sebastian Zavala Kahn
Me gusta el cine
Through it all, The Nightshifter captures the dread, mordant humor, and visceral horror of classic EC Comics.

July 25, 2019 | Full Review…

Oscar Goff
Boston Hassle
The Nightshifter is at its best when it's focused on the more grounded reality of Stênio's life and the very real and violent world around him.

July 15, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Terry Mesnard
Gayly Dreadful
Despite flashes of vicious inspiration, The Nightshifter is mostly content to pummel its distasteful protagonist with tiresome haunted-house shocks.

June 3, 2019 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Andrew Wyatt
The Lens
This tale of a man who can speak to the dead touches on everything from death and loneliness to the desperate, damaging need for male control in a relationship.

May 24, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore
The Nighshifter, in weaving together different strands of unique horror subgenres, gives its audience a complete look at a descent into madness fueled by grief and guilt, and a supernatural revenge on a character that is hard to like.

May 23, 2019 | Rating: 9.5/10 | Full Review…

Kate Sánchez
But Why Tho? A Geek Community
The Nightshifter is a spine-chilling tale that shows one should never meddle with the dead.

May 23, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Molly Henery
The Blogging Banshee
Succeeds thanks to compelling lead performances, its inventive scenario and a social backdrop whereupon São Paulo is presented as a city awash with extraordinary levels of violence.

May 23, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Martyn Conterio
CineVue
While the dead may be responsible for The Nightshifter's punchier scares, it's unnerving in a quieter way to watch Stênio's personal descent.

February 28, 2019 | Full Review…

Michael Gingold
Rue Morgue Magazine
It is the skill of the film-makers and the style of this Brazilian gem that should enable it to find an audience out of the festival and domestic circuit.

August 9, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

John Higgins
Starburst