In the Shadows

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In the Shadows

2020

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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A factory worker works in order to be able to buy a grave for his mother and lives in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by primitive technology. Animal-like behavior manifests itself in an ordinary person who has contracted a disease as he lives in fear of losing his job. And in order to survive, he needs to undergo a transformation.

Daryl MacDonald

InSession Film

Whether he intended it or not, Tepegöz has crafted a Rorschach in which what you get out of it depends on the viewer themselves, and that’s no bad thing.

Rated: C+

Apr 26, 2024

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Ard Vijn

ScreenAnarchy

A slow film for sure , but at 94 minutes it doesn't outstay its welcome either. And if you like your science fiction drama dystopian, it is very much worth a watch.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 5, 2022

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Hanna Flint

The New Arab

A great vehicle to showcase Acar's talent, but the journey doesn't quite excite as much as the gritty, aesthetic world director Erdem Tepegoz has realised.

Jun 10, 2021

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Luke Y. Thompson

Films Gone Wild

It could as easily be a metaphor for depression as it is the indictment of an economic system.

May 13, 2021

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Andrew Murray

The Upcoming

One part steampunk dystopia, another existential nightmare, In the Shadows is a fascinating concept that doesn't go far enough with its material to make the impact it should.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 26, 2021

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Matthew Anderson

CineVue

No easy answers are forthcoming here, but exploring what lurks -- or perhaps doesn't -- in the darkness of Tepegöz's In the Shadows will have you gripped.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 25, 2021

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Rebecca O

I'm on season 1 and have a feeling this dark funny imaginative slightly dashed with reality of not even noticing who lives amongst us x and yep will be back after I've finished s5 atm am on s1 and havnt taken my eyes off the screen 😀

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/23

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gary t

Terrible. Didn't make it past the second scene before I turned it off .

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/23

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Synopsis

A factory worker works in order to be able to buy a grave for his mother and lives in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by primitive technology. Animal-like behavior manifests itself in an ordinary person who has contracted a disease as he lives in fear of losing his job. And in order to survive, he needs to undergo a transformation.

Director: Erdem Tepegoz
Screenwriter: Erdem Tepegoz
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English