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

Writers:

Tilman Singer (screenplay), Tilman Singer

Stars:

Luana Velis, Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt

5 wins & 4 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 | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Spanish

Release Date:

21 March 2019 (Germany)

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€120,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Winning

So when a movie is nominated and wins awards and also has quite a nice review score, does that mean that if you (and/or I in this case) think otherwise, would that mean that you/I would be in the wrong? I would argue that is not the case. The thing is whatever you feel while watching a movie is yours and you should own it.

Own it as the makers of this own their (bad) trip, which is actually quite stationary. It is also trying to impress by throwing a lot of things into the mix. It does try to visualize certain things and yes there are analogies. The question is at what rate does the viewer care and how much will the lack of acting (or rather the talent thereof) play a role when it comes to the viewing pleasure? As stated above and as of this monent, the movie has a rating well over 6 (out of 10), which is quite high. Will it change once this comes out in cinemas tomorrow? Maybe, especially because it won't just stay with festival audiences and more importantly it will be seen by more people who'll understand and can detect .. let's call them flaws in the script and dialog. Friends actually were talking about pseudo intellectualism, but then again the joke is on them (and me), since this is an awarded film after all (no matter if it was at places were german dialog might not have been understood)