The Father's Shadow

Original title: A Sombra do Pai

2018
1h 32m

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When a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the f... Read allWhen a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the frustrated parenthood turns into a conviction.When a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the frustrated parenthood turns into a conviction.

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6.3/10

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Awards
- 11 wins & 12 nominations

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8/10

A great horror film!

What a spooky film from Brazil! This is second feature film from director Gabriela Amaral, and also the second in the same horror genre (although with different styles, distinct sub-genres), excellent as the first one. She is extremely skillful in transmitting a scary atmosphere, with dark humor subtle moments. The usage of noises, objects, everything is very well done in order to create that creepy atmosphere. Nine-year old Nina Medeiros has an amazing performance in the leading role, and Luciana Paes, who acted also in Animal Cordial (the first film by Gabriela Amaral), is fantastic too. I only think that if the father's scenes in the workplace were slightly reduced the movie would be more balanced and better paced. Though, it is a quite amusing horror film just like it has been cut anyway.