The Box Office is open from 14:40 till 20:40 (closed for today).

The Nightshifter Morto não fala

Dennison Ramalho / Brazil / 2018 / 110 min / Portuguese

A most refreshing and outlandishly morbid Brazilian horror film, The Nightshifter features dark forces, dismembered bodies, bizarre apparitions and infectious paranoia.

Stênio works the night shift at a morgue in a very large, very violent city. On the job, he sees cadavers in every conceivable state, often the victims of gang warfare. While most would be rather unsettled by it all, Stênio is not. For the dead speak to him. Not in any metaphorical sense but in a very literal way. Stênio was born with an occult gift and while not everyone would be at ease conversing with mutilated cadavers, he has realised there are endless secrets that can be gleaned this way. One day he learns a terrible secret about people in his own life. He commits the sin of acting on knowledge obtained from the dead, cursing himself and those dearest to him in the process.

“If you see my short films, you’ll see they are brutal. They are sexy, they are disorientating, they are shock oriented. In recent years I became more of a drama person. I think we need to try to reach the human substance of the story and we need to tell them stories about people. I changed my angle. I am still going to incorporate shock, brutality, violence, and sex into my writing, but now I also want to incorporate drama. That did become a priority for me during this process, to find the character’s voice, to find out what my characters’ drives and goals were. That was what needed to be protected the most, even over style.” (Dennison Ramalho)

Dennison Ramalho
Brazilian filmmaker Dennison Ramalho is known for his love and appreciation for cinema’s ability to delve into themes of violence, sex, and darkness. He is regular guest of the horror genre festivals, including the New York City Horror Film Festival and Fantasia Film Festival. He first established himself as a writer and director of shorts. The Nightshifter (2018) is his first feature film.

Kinodvor. Newsletter.

Join our mailing list and receive details of upcoming films and events!

What's On

My Favourite Cake Keyke mahboobe man

Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha

Wednesday, 11. 12. 2024 / 13:00 / Main Hall

Seventy-year-old Mahin lives alone in Tehran after her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life. However, as Mahin opens herself up to a new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

Anora Anora

Sean Baker

Wednesday, 11. 12. 2024 / 17:00 / Main Hall

Shot in his signature style, Sean Baker’s comedy-drama continues the director’s deeply humanist exploration of social issues. Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Cent’anni Cent’anni

Maja Doroteja Prelog

Wednesday, 11. 12. 2024 / 17:30 / Small Hall

An emotional rollercoaster with heart-wrenching confessions and poetic visuals in the midst of beautiful natural sceneries, an unfiltered testament to love and change.