The Shift

2021 1h 23m FR

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6.3

MID

★6.3TMDB · 50

Thriller

Synopsis

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Brussels. Seventeen-year-olds Eden and Abdel carry out a terrorist attack in their school. Isabelle and Adamo, two paramedics who rush to the scene after the explosion, find Eden injured and unconscious, and load him into the ambulance without imagining that he is one of the terrorists. When Isabelle realizes that he is wearing an explosive belt, it is too late: Eden has woken up.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Clotilde Hesme
Isabelle Verheyden
Adamo Dionisi
Adamo Lancioni
Adam Amara
Eden Bouffal - Hicham
Jan Hammenecker
Meunier
Steve Driesen
Vermalen
Myriem Akheddiou
Beeker
Djemel Barek
Edrissa
Mostafa Benkerroum
Youssef

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alessandro Tonda
Writers: Alessandro Tonda, Davide Orsini, Federico Sperindei
Languages: Arabic, Italian
Countries: Belgium, Italy

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Italian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alessandro Tonda, shot by Benoît Dervaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mokadelic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Clotilde Hesme and Adamo Dionisi and Adam Amara carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alessandro Tonda directs. Benoît Dervaux behind the camera. Mokadelic scores. Simone Manetti cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Italy. Dialogue in Arabic, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, Italian.
4International production across 2 countries: Belgium, Italy.
5Directed by Alessandro Tonda, shot by Benoît Dervaux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mokadelic. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Simone Manetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Clotilde Hesme and Adamo Dionisi and Adam Amara carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt10405760 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.