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In a dystopia of undefined place and time, dominated by primitive technology, a group of people is being controlled by an omnipresent surveillance system. When one of them contracts a mysterious disease, out of fear to lose his job he tries to contact the Officials. Doubts arise about the structure he is working in.

"Time is a substance, it diminishes and ends."

Filmmakers went at great length creating a dystopian mining operation, with covertly controlled workers. Many mysteries about operations and its purpose

When looking through the listings of what was playing/streaming at the online Glasgow Film Festival, this was the very first one I ordered, thanks to &quot;Turkish Steampunk&quot; sounding like such a enticing creation,leading me to look into the shadows. View on the film: Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day, writer/director Erdem Tepegoz &amp; cinematographer Hayk Kirakosyan stylishly get the audience to dig their hands into the dirt of the Steampunk dystopia where the miners work as cameras of a unseen eye watch over them. Cut off from the rest of the world, Tepegoz lines the wall with a thick lime green, which is chipped away by panning shots towards the rusting machinery which Zait wants to rise up from working. Ignoring mutterings from all those around him to just continue being a worker drone who does not cause trouble, Numan Acar gives a terrific performance as the ragged Zait,who Acar has scratch with a increase urgency at all the things in the workplace he suspects to be false. Eyeing 1984 with a anonymous voice behind the cameras telling Zait to get back to work, the screenplay by Tepegoz plugs sharp allegorical commentary into the dystopia from a society of workers who never question the voice of those from above demanding they continue to be a working cog in the machine,until Zait decides to shine a light in the shadows.

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In the Shadows

Saw this at the Imagine filmfestival 2021, usually in Amsterdam but now 100% online. Filmmakers went at great length to create a dystopian world full of mysteries, e.g. The technician speaking semi-understandable sentences full of hidden meaning. It was apparently a mining operation but without any visible purpose other than the daily routine and keeping the machines working. Compliant behaviour was not enforced by an external power, yet deviant actions were distrusted as harmful for the group. In other words, a form of self-control without any help from outside. I had expected much more from the finale, but it did not solve anything and revealed nothing about what was behind all this. There was no Q&amp;A to enlighten us.

This was a dissapointing watch for me. This could have been so better. So overall it feels like a short film which attempts to extend its runtime. The shaky camera movement makes the movie annoying and distracting. We have no idea about who the main character is and we are not aware of his surroundings. There is very little dialogue and they are boring and uninteresting. The element of tension is insufficient. It was very hard for me to connect with the main character. The ending was nicely done and strengthened the message given.

Took me a bit of time to get into it. Really well written and brilliant performances with fantastic direction.

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In the Shadows

"Time is a substance, it diminishes and ends."

Filmmakers went at great length creating a dystopian mining operation, with covertly controlled workers. Many mysteries about operations and its purpose

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