Beyond the mirror
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Beyond the mirror |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2017 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nils Loof |
| script |
Ingo Lechner , Jens Pantring |
| production | Rike Steyer |
| music | Pit Przygodda |
| camera | Marius von Felbert |
| cut | Lars Jordan |
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Beyond the Mirror is a mystery thriller by German director Nils Loof . The world premiere took place on January 24, 2018 at the Max Ophüls Preis film festival.
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Due to financial hardship, Julia and her husband Felix and their son Niko move into the run-down house of Julia's deceased sister Jette, who recently committed suicide. While Felix is hoping for a new start by moving to the secluded farm, Julia is greatly burdened by her sister's suicide. She doesn't believe in suicide. When she then hears eerie noises and the voice of Jette on the radio, she believes she is hearing signs from the afterlife and wants to get to the bottom of the real cause of her sister's death. In doing so she comes across an old legend from the area, which is about the Germanic god Gothus, who takes the sick and children with him, abuses them for his own purposes and then kills them. Julia suspects that Jette fell victim to him. Felix does not believe in sagas, gods and spirits and tries to convince Julia that there is a rational explanation for everything mysterious in the house. But when son Niko comes back from the forest completely changed, Julia is sure that he too has been taken over by Gothus.
criticism
The film received mostly positive reviews from both the press and the audience.
“Self-confident and stylishly staged horror thriller, which derives an exciting and original variant from its often exhausted plot. The film excels in the effective use of the location as well as in its creative sophistication. "
"Excellent mystery thriller that pulls all the stops of the genre with great skill."
"A great moment in cinema format with Julia Hartmann in the lead role, which captivates until the last second."
Awards
- Best Thriller Movie Park Action and Adventure International Film Festival - Los Angeles.
- Nomination Max Ophüls Prize 2018 - Saarbrücken.
- Nomination Creative Energy Award - Internationales Filmfest Emden Norderney.
- Nomination NDR - Young Talent Award - Internationales Filmfest Emden Norderney.
Web links
- Beyond the mirror in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Beyond the mirror at filmportal.de