A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature... Read allA man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
- Young Rubin Litvak
- (as Dun Lusky)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe vigil referenced in the title is Shemira, a Jewish custom in which a guardian, usually a relative or close friend, spends the night in the same room as the recently deceased before a morning funeral. The guardian spends the night standing and reading the Torah, to prevent Satan from possessing the deceased or the guardian.
- Quotes
Yakov Ronen: So, Shulem, who is the deceased?
Reb Shulem: He's Rubin Litvak, did you know him?
Yakov Ronen: No.
Reb Shulem: He was a good man, a little weird. He was a Holocaust survivor who made it through the war, but lost his entire family there. After the war, he started a family here, but then he became a recluse, estranged from his kids and grandchildren. He hadn't left his home in years, it's a really sad story.
Yakov Ronen: I never saw him out.
Reb Shulem: He used to say that whenever he stepped out of his house it was like he was in absolute agony.
Yakov Ronen: And the other Shomer, why was he leaving?
Reb Shulem: The other Shomer just ran out, I trusted him, he's family, but he left the job because he was afraid.
Yakov Ronen: Afraid?
Reb Shulem: That's what he said.
Yakov Ronen: What was he afraid of?
I recommend this as a frightening, slow burning movie despite it not being overlong so overall a solid 7/10.
- mulcahyj-07545
- Jan 6, 2021
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ölü Nöbeti
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,439
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,182
- Feb 28, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $1,378,493
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1