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The Shadow Within

  • 20072007
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  • 1h 39m
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4.9/10
367
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The Shadow Within (2007)
A young boy can connect with the dead in this supernatural thriller.
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Maurice is a young boy who can connect with the dead -his twin brother, Jacques, who was killed at birth. But Jacques does not want to return to the living: he wants his parents to join him ... Read allMaurice is a young boy who can connect with the dead -his twin brother, Jacques, who was killed at birth. But Jacques does not want to return to the living: he wants his parents to join him in the afterlife.Maurice is a young boy who can connect with the dead -his twin brother, Jacques, who was killed at birth. But Jacques does not want to return to the living: he wants his parents to join him in the afterlife.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
367
YOUR RATING
    • Silvana Zancolò
  • Writers
    • Pascal Françaix(based on the novel "Les Mères Noires")
    • Silvana Zancolò(screenplay)
    • Daniel Aarons(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Laurence Belcher
    • Hayley J Williams
    • Beth Winslet
    • Silvana Zancolò
  • Writers
    • Pascal Françaix(based on the novel "Les Mères Noires")
    • Silvana Zancolò(screenplay)
    • Daniel Aarons(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Laurence Belcher
    • Hayley J Williams
    • Beth Winslet
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    • 4User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Laurence Belcher
    Laurence Belcher
    • Maurice Dumont
    Hayley J Williams
    Hayley J Williams
    • Marie Dumont
    Beth Winslet
    Beth Winslet
    • Dr. Prevost
    Rod Hallett
    Rod Hallett
    • Monsieur Prevost
    Bonny Ambrose
    • Madame Armand
    Belinda Peters
    • Madame Dauby
    Lacey Bond
    • Madame Corbeil
    Georgia Mitchell
    • Madame Piecuche
    Peter Shepherd
    • Father Guillame
    Lionello Gennero
    • The Photographer
    Bridget Luise Robbie
    • The Midwife
    Stephen Chance
    • The Doctor
    Fabio Fasano
    • Little Dauby
      • Silvana Zancolò
    • Writers
      • Pascal Françaix(based on the novel "Les Mères Noires")
      • Silvana Zancolò(screenplay)
      • Daniel Aarons(screenplay)
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    7/10
    A truly gifted child (especially at acting)
    Surprisingly little has been written about this quirky little horror film, which I watched last night. It's intriguing on a number of levels: when it's set and where it's set for that matter I found to be bit ambiguous but oddly enough that wasn't to the film's detriment.

    Because of the lack of information surrounding it, I presumed it would be some low-budget independent affair but The Shadow Within is anything but. The cinematography is wonderful and the town setting gloriously picturesque. The story tells of a nine-year-old boy who lives with his widowed mother. The youngster, Maurice Dumont - it has to be said, a remarkable performance by Laurence Belcher effortlessly out-classing the adult stars of the film - has a unique gift. Well, not exactly unique in movie terms - Haley Joel Osment had it in The Sixth Sense. But Maurice's gift is slightly more specific in that he is able to communicate with the spirits of his deceased school chums - many of whom have been killed by the plague wiping out the village's young.

    The bereaved mothers of the village realise Maurice has a gift and want to harness that power so they can contact their lost loved ones. But Maurice and his mother have also suffered terrible losses and now she realises she could turn to her son's gift to be reunited with someone she has been obsessing over. All at a cost to young Maurice who has endured a cold loveless childhood at the hands of his grieving mother. Plot-wise I'll leave it at that. Suffice to say this is definitely worth checking out. It looks sumptuous, there are some good creepy effects (one particular use of CGI to show the spirits shadowing the living is particularly effective) and as I said the youngster's doomed, haunted performance is flawless.
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    • May 19, 2010

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      • February 25, 2010 (Germany)
      • Italy
      • English
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    • Production companies
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      • Pixeldna
      • Wee Dram Productions
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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