Skyggen (1998)

Directed by

Thomas Borch Nielsen

Genre

cyberpunk, science fiction film, thriller film

Country

Denmark, Sweden

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hacker named J.B. works in a virtual reality setup hanging upside down. After he sees a murder happen, he joins forces with a woman named Miauv to deal with the aftermath.

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What happens

Webmaster (original title Skyggen, also known as The Shadow) is a 1998 Danish cyberpunk thriller film. Directed by Thomas Borch Nielsen, it stars Danish actor Lars Bom as the cerebral, machine-like hacker-turned-webmaster J.B., who performs his job while hanging upside down, wearing virtual reality goggles, his mind busy deep inside cyberspace. Upon witnessing a murder, he teams up with the impulsive, energetic Miauv (Puk Scharbau). The film won a Silver Grand Prize at the 1999 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film and a Danish Robert Award for Best Production Design. Webmaster was financed by the Danish bank Forstædernes Bank; the final production cost was not disclosed by the producers or the director. The film was met with mixed reviews when it was released in Denmark in 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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