Valley of Shadows

2017

1h 31m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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82%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

64%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Searching for his dog, Aslak ventures into a dark, misty forest that may be home to a werewolf.

Jay Weissberg

Variety

Jan 30, 2018

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Adam Nayman

Cinema Scope

The cinematography of Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen is so beautifully framed and textured that it's possible, during the most mesmerizing stretches, to believe that Valley of Shadows is a great debut.

Sep 28, 2017

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David Rooney

Hollywood Reporter

There's real confidence in the filmmaking, creating a shadowy world that washes over you, in which a boy gets lost in his nightmares, perhaps learning that the monster all children fear is a force to be protected.

Sep 15, 2017

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

The gothic horror tradition is alive and well in moody, brooding Norwegian effort Valley of Shadows, which proves as haunting and gorgeously gloomy as its title suggests.

Jul 16, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

An intriguing if rarely completely successful piece of work...

Rated: 2/4

Oct 4, 2017

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Jason Gorber

Birth.Movies.Death.

The title Valley of Shadows speaks to its diaphanous nature, a difficult to pin down, ephemeral tale that nonetheless speaks to a greater illumination that helps cast its form.

Sep 20, 2017

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Adam E

Great movie. A bit slow for some pepole but i liked it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/04/23

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ella m

Great film! Would recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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brad p

‘Valley of Shadows' Is a Grim and Fascinating Fairy Tale

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

If you're the type of sick freak who enjoys surreal journeys into the psyche of confused children trying to process the tragedy of loss in the spooky forests of Denmark then this film is for you! I loved it to death but audiences often get offended by narratives that require them to do any of the thinking. If you're among the 97% of viewers who need everything spelled out for you in fifty foot high monosyllables this film will displease your infantile sensibilities. If you understand film as art and are willing to play along with what the creator in the game they're playing then you may well enjoy this way the story pulls you into and then leads you back from the land of dreams.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Very well done mood piece. I felt it was a fascinating glimpse into the imagination of a child caught on the fringes on adult tragedy around him.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

DNF, stopped after 70min, too slow and too boring

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen

Director

Adam Ekeli

Aslak

Kathrine Fagerland

Astrid

Jørgen Langhelle

Policeman

Jone Hope Larsen

Lasse's father

Lennard Salamon

Lasse

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Synopsis

Searching for his dog, Aslak ventures into a dark, misty forest that may be home to a werewolf.

Director: Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen
Producer: Alan R. Milligan
Screenwriter: Jonas Matzow Gulbrandsen, Clement Tuffreau
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2018
Runtime: 1h 31m

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