Luz (2019) [N/A]

Featuring:
Johannes Benecke, Jan Bluthardt, Kate Dervishi

Written by:
Tilman Singer

Directed by:
Tilman Singer


Release Date:
March 21, 2019

Original Title:
Luz

Alternate Titles:
Медиум [Luz (2018)]
Очень странная девушка
超異能入侵

Genres:
Horror | Mystery

Production Companies:
Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  IE: 15  RU: 18+  TW: 輔15級 

Runtime: 70

Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. A demonic entity follows her, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.

A rainy night. Dazed and numb, Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. In a nightspot, Nora seductively engages police psychiatrist Dr. Rossini in a conversation. She tells the Doctor about her old schoolmate Luz' rebellious past at a Chilean school for girls. Nora is possessed by a demonic entity, longing for the woman it loves - Luz. Increasingly drunk on both alcohol and Nora's story, Rossini turns into easy prey. When called to the police station, the now demonically revived doctor puts Luz in a state of hypnosis, supervised by his colleagues, commissioner Bertillon and her translator Olarte. Luz recalls the events predating her arrival at the police station. But the entity that has taken control of the doctor wants something more. Bit by bit it slips into Luz' reenactment and makes old memories come to light.

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Rankings and Honors

Luz (2019) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Metacritic 63/100
Awards Won: 7 wins & 10 nominations total

Assistant Art Director:
Semih Korhan Güner

Colorist:
Fabiana Cardalda

Dialogue Editor:
Henning Hein

Digital Colorist:
Fabiana Cardalda

Director:
Tilman Singer

Director of Photography:
Paul Faltz

Dolly Grip:
Johanna Huebner

Editor:
Tilman Singer
Fabian Podeszwa

Executive Producer:
Mario von Grumbkow
Luisa Stricker

First Assistant Camera:
Paul Reinholz

Foley Mixer:
Steffen Pfauth

Line Producer:
Claus Reichel

Makeup Artist:
Jennifer Uhlig
Rudeina Konstantini

Original Music Composer:
Simon Waskow

Producer:
Dario Mendez Acosta
Tilman Singer

Production Design:
Dario Mendez Acosta

Second Assistant Camera:
Lisa Bülow

Sound Designer:
Henning Hein
Jonas Lux
Steffen Pfauth

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Henning Hein

Sound Recordist:
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay

Visual Effects:
Patrick Buhr

Writer:
Tilman Singer

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