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Shades

A frantic film within a film.

5.7

1h 36m

1999

“A frantic film within a film.”

Synopsis

In this film within a film, a Belgian serial killer escapes prison and finds that a filmmaker is making a movie about his life. A maverick director, a merciless producer, an insubordinate star, and a conviced serial killer all try to survive the deadliest place on Earth: a movie set.

Director

Erik Van Looy

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

as Paul S. Sullivan

Gene Bervoets

Gene Bervoets

as Max Vogel

Andrew Howard

Andrew Howard

as Dylan Cole

Mireille Leveque

as Michelle Miller

Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

as Freddy Lebecq

Mike Verdrengh

Mike Verdrengh

as Harry Koning

Hilde Van Mieghem

Hilde Van Mieghem

as Cathy

Tom van Bauwel

Tom van Bauwel

as Mark Vandenbroeck

Rudolph Segers

as Crazy Mike (as Rudolf Segers)

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