Shadow

Shadow

Reality Can Be Sicker Than Nightmares

Directed by Federico Zampaglione

Produced by Blu Cinematografica

200977 min5.4 / 10

A dark, psychologically unsettling thriller about a traumatized soldier confronting both his inner demons and a horrifying local legend in an isolated European landscape.

A Young soldier returning from Iraq goes on a high mountain adventure in a desolate place in Europe to forget his past, he will lear truth in a mysterious local legend discovering that reality can be sicker than nightmares.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shadow scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Shadow sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Shadow end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Shadow violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Shadow easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Shadow

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shadow

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shadow, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shadow, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shadow, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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