Death in The Shadows

Name: Death in The Shadows
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1985-02-07
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 5.10
Cast: Marlous Fluitsma, Johan Leysen, Erik de Vries, Maayke Bouten

– A woman and her daughter lives in Oostdijk, a village near Amsterdam. One night when the mother is o..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 37 Minutes

Release Year:

1985

Original Name:

De Prooi

Death in The Shadows — Death in the Shadows (1985) - Also known as De Prooi

A woman and her daughter lives in Oostdijk, a village near Amsterdam. One night when the mother is on her way home, she is killed in a car accident in the street they live in.

Styles:

Rough, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Netherlands

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Holland

Genre:

Thriller, Mystery

Release Date:

07 Feb 1985

Language:

Dutch

Directed by:

Vivian Pieters

Story Written By:

Catherine Aird, Ton Ruys, Vivian Pieters

Main Actors:

Marlous Fluitsma, Johan Leysen, Erik de Vries, Maayke Bouten

Plot:

18-year old Valerie and her mother Trudy live together in rural Oostdijk, a quiet little village near Amsterdam. When Trudy comes home one night, she gets run over by a car. Dead. The autopsy reveals she has never bore a child. Soon after more strange facts are beginning to turn up. While police inspector Mellema hunts down the car driver, Valerie starts searching for her real parents, both leading to the same sad truth.

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.1/10