Luz (2018)

Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.

Director:

Tilman Singer

Writer:

Tilman Singer (screenplay)

Stars:

Luana Velis, Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt

6 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Luana Velis	...	Luz Carrara
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johannes Benecke	...	Olarte
Jan Bluthardt	...	Dr. Rossini
Lilli Lorenz	...	Margarita
Julia Riedler	...	Nora Vanderkurt
Nadja Stübiger	...	Bertillon

Storyline

A rainy night. Dazed and numb, Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. In a nightspot, Nora seductively engages police psychiatrist Dr. Rossini in a conversation. She tells the Doctor about her old schoolmate Luz' rebellious past at a Chilean school for girls. Nora is possessed by a demonic entity, longing for the woman it loves - Luz. Increasingly drunk on both alcohol and Nora's story, Rossini turns into easy prey. When called to the police station, the now demonically revived doctor puts Luz in a state of hypnosis, supervised by his colleagues, commissioner Bertillon and her translator Olarte. Luz recalls the events predating her arrival at the police station. But the entity that has taken control of the doctor wants something more. Bit by bit it slips into Luz' reenactment and makes old memories come to light.

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Plot Keywords:

demon | hypnosis | chamber drama | reality | one word title | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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User Reviews

Very Low Budget

Suppose to be horror, but the only horror was a few seconds of mouth to mouth exchange of gastric gases (well, suppose to be human essence I suppose, but if you think about it - it makes no sense). The remainder of the movie was a cute attempt at being artsy w/lots of editing & flashbacks of just talking heads both imaginary & real. Even the hypnosis was corny.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Spanish

Release Date:

19 July 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Luz

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR120,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1