''Shadow Man'' is a 1988 film about a

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refugee during a fictional war in

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Premise

The story of a war

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who's hiding in

Cast

Production

The film was written and directed by Polish director

Piotr Andrejew Piotr Andrejew (27 October 1947 – 12 June 2017) was a Polish film director and screenwriter sometimes credited as Piotr Andreyev or Piotr Andreev. Andrejew was born 27 October 1947 in Szczecin, Poland. His films include features ''Theft '' (197 ...

, recognized in

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for his short movies, with the photography by Wit Dabal and the music by

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and

Wim Mertens Wim Mertens (; born 14 May 1953) is a Flemish Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist. Life and work Mertens was born in Neerpelt, Belgium. He studied social and political science at the University of Leu ...

. A Dutch-British co-production in English, with some minor Dutch dialogue.

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backed out one day before shooting; Manouk van der Meulen took over her role.

Honours

*Nominated Golden Leopard for Best Film at the

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, Switzerland; 1989. *Opening Film

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, Netherlands; 1988.

External links

* * 1988 films 1988 drama films Dutch drama films {{1980s-drama-film-stub