Shadows

Shadows

Sometimes the dead speak louder than the living.

2007 · 120 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, Mystery, Horror

A successful young doctor with a beautiful wife, a happy child, and a comfortable house finds his life suddenly changed in ways he never thought possible after being injured in a serious car accident. To the outside eye Lazar Perkov has everything -- indeed his friends and colleagues have even gone so far as to christen him with the nickname "Lucky." But appearances can sometimes be...

Directed by Milcho Manchevski · Written by Milcho Manchevski

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