When Demons Die

2016 0h 19m EN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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8-year old Joshua has never left his home for dangerous creatures live outside their isolated farmhouse - the Gorgers. But when his father Aaron mysteriously disappears Joshua is forced to go outside. A decision that will change his life forever for something is closing in on the little boy. Fast.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jonathan Ohlrogge
Joshua
Crispian Belfrage
Aaron
Liis Karpov
Mother
Madis Mäeorg
Father
Martin Goeres
SWAT Officer
Lion David Bogus
SWAT Team
Michael Bødden Böttcher
SWAT Team
Daniel Heinze
SWAT Team

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Rübesam
Writers: Daniel Rübesam, Marc Ewert
Languages: English, German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Rübesam, shot by Roland Stuprich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Linda Bosch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jonathan Ohlrogge and Crispian Belfrage and Liis Karpov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5639498 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Rübesam directs. Roland Stuprich behind the camera. Linda Bosch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in English, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
4Directed by Daniel Rübesam, shot by Roland Stuprich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Linda Bosch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jonathan Ohlrogge and Crispian Belfrage and Liis Karpov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5639498 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "suicide", "monster", "shotgun", "fbi".