Plot: Stuck in a dark limbo between life and death, a deceased soldier, Nathan Rijckx (Matthias Schoenaerts), collects shadows of dying men and women to buy back his own second chance at life. Obsessed by a girl he met the moment before he died, the thought of seeing his beloved again drives the soldier to regain access to the world of the living. But when he discovers that she's already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him toward a bitter decision, a decision not without its consequences... Flemish title: Dood van een Schaduw French title: Mort d'une ombre Written and directed by Tom Van Avermaet Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Laura Verlinden, Peter van den Eede, Benjamin Ramon. Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Romance | War | Steampunk Runtime: 20 min Country: Belgium | France Language: Flemish | French | German Subtitles in English, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Czech, Farsi, Croatian, Finnish, Turkish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Hungarian and Vietnamese. IMDb: ****** It was part of MoMA's exhibition "The Great War: A Cinematic Legacy" in 2014. Awards: - Nominated for the 2013 Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film. - Winner of the 2013 European Film Awards for Best European Short Film. _______________________________________________ Short Films with Matthias Schoenaerts: ******