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The Nightshifter

Original title: Morto Não Fala
  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.7K
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Daniel de Oliveira in The Nightshifter (2018)
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Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.Stênio, the nightshifter of a morgue, has the ability to communicate with the cadavers that are brought to him every night.

  • Director
    • Dennison Ramalho
  • Writers
    • Cláudia Jouvin
    • Dennison Ramalho
    • Marco de Castro
  • Stars
    • Daniel de Oliveira
    • Fabiula Nascimento
    • Bruno Bellarmino
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dennison Ramalho
    • Writers
      • Cláudia Jouvin
      • Dennison Ramalho
      • Marco de Castro
    • Stars
      • Daniel de Oliveira
      • Fabiula Nascimento
      • Bruno Bellarmino
    • 23User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Daniel de Oliveira
    Daniel de Oliveira
    • Stênio
    Fabiula Nascimento
    • Odete
    Bruno Bellarmino
    • Carlão
    • (as Bruno Belarmino)
    Barbara Borgga
    • Doracy
    Alexandre Cardoso
    • Apresentador TV
    • (voice)
    José Rubens Chachá
    • Pregador Evangélico - Programa de Rádio
    • (voice)
    Bianca Comparato
    Bianca Comparato
    • Lara
    Marcos Contreras
    • Paramédico…
    Teresa Cristina da Lima
    • Locutora Jornal - Rádio
    • (voice)
    Nélson Diniz
    • Valdir
    Robson Duarte
    • Gideão
    Wagner Duarte
    • Capanga
    Felipe Fiori
    • Sujo
    • (voice)
    Gabriela Greco
    • Endemoniada da TV…
    Luis Jacomini
    • Funcionário do Hospital
    Marcos Kligman
    • Minister of TV
    Bruno Krieger
    Bruno Krieger
    • Policial Ronda Escolar
    Sérgio Lulkin
    • Médico de Sônia
    • Director
      • Dennison Ramalho
    • Writers
      • Cláudia Jouvin
      • Dennison Ramalho
      • Marco de Castro
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews23

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    6paul_haakonsen

    Not your average horror movie...

    I happened to find "Morto Não Fala" (aka "The Nightshifter") by sheer luck. And seeing that it was a horror movie, of course I had to sit down and watch it. How could I not, when I am a life-long horror fan?

    This 2018 Brazilian horror movie was actually a nice surprise of a movie, as it turned out to be rather interesting. And it also had a very interesting and captivating storyline, so I was caught up early on in the movie.

    The acting in the movie was good, and I always enjoy watching movies with no familiar faces on the cast list, so I was in for a treat here.

    "The Nightshifter" does happen to be sort of generic, in terms of how the storyline and plot is constructed and built, for better or worse. But still, regardless, then I will say that the movie was actually quite enjoyable.

    There wasn't really a whole lot of scary things going on in the movie, but director Dennison Ramalho was good at setting the atmosphere and building it up to the point where the audience becomes involved in the storyline.

    All in all, "The Nightshifter" is an enjoyable movie, especially if you enjoy horror movies. So if you have no quarrel with non-English language movies, and if you have the chance, then do yourself the favor to sit down and watch "The Nightshifter", because it is quite entertaining.
    8super_zomby

    Original movie !

    Interesting movie that goes off the beaten track. Good scenario and good acting ! Warning : some very gore scenes...
    7praescaio

    Mixed bag, but satisfying

    The acting is excellent, the settings are very good, the music is atmospheric, but the CG effects really suck.

    This is a low cost horror movie about a mortician who talks to the recently deceased. He then breaks unwritten rules regarding the secrets of the dead, which brings nefarious consequences.

    The movie is satisfyingly scary, with good amounts of gore, jump scares, and many scenes that elicit desperation. It is not a one-trick pony as so many horror movies are.

    Overall, the production values are low and present a ceiling to the grade of my review.
    9Horror_Flick_Fanatic

    Jammed packed with horror entertainment

    I was not expecting to like this film as much as I did but it exceeded my expectations. This film is creative and jammed packed with gore and supernatural scenes. The CGI faces of the corpse are terrible and not well done, but if you overlook it and focus on the story and dialog at hand you will probably appreciate the film. While the CGI faces are bad, the actual special effects of the corpses are pretty damn good and disturbing. From what I heard, this film was based on a book and it seems the director put everything humanly possible into it. Not sure why some people were turned off by this because I felt the story was rich and entertaining. It's almost like I watched the equivalent of three horror movies in one. Not a boring moment with this film. I did find the subtitles a little challenging because the dialog flys buy quickly, but that's why they invented the pause and rewind buttons lol.

    This isn't a jumpscare movie. More of a horror drama. If you like good stories to follow along, this movie is worth the watch. If you constantly need jumpscare stimuli, then perhaps a slasher film is better for you. I give it a 9. if the facial CGI were better, I probably would give it a 10/10
    8hyperfixx

    Dead People Talking

    The Nightshifter (2018)

    A man who works at a morgue can communicate with the dead. One of the stiffs tells him something private and he decides to use it against someone who wronged him, with dire results. The cool part about this movie is the CGI effect used to make the dead bodies talk. It's nothing spectacular, but it does add to the overall unreality of the situation. Add some decent plot twists and an engaging enough story and this one is highly watchable. It does have its reaching moments though. Sometimes the scenes feel a little forced, like 'here is something creepy for you to be scared of,' but the film makes up for that with realistic dead morgue bodies, complete with cut open chest cavities, heads in jars, and various body parts laying around. It looks like the morgue from hell. A solid film about what happens when we take the law of the dead into our own living hands. 8 out of 10 stars.

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      First feature film directed by Dennison Ramalho.

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2019 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • Brazil
    • Language
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Among the Living
    • Production companies
      • Canal Brasil
      • Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
      • Globo Filmes
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      • R$3,377,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $172,220
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      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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