In German horror and mystery production Luz (2018), the homonymous character ends up at the police station, but the worst thing is that a demon is on the loose who is obsessed with her and who has managed to enter the body of the police psychologist. When he hypnotizes Luz, he will get her to immerse herself in her memories, up until the hours prior to her arrival at the station.
This is the debut movie of writer and director Tilman Singer, a former director of short films, commercials and music videos. Luz (2018) is starred by Luana Velis, Jan Bluthardt, Johannes Benecke, Julia Riedler, Lilli Lorenz and Nadja Stübiger. The extended plot of the movie reads:
A rainy night. Dazed and numb, Luz, a young cabdriver, drags herself into the brightly lit entrance of a run-down police station. In a nightspot, Nora seductively engages police psychiatrist Dr. Rossini in a conversation. Nora tells the doctor about her old schoolmate Luz’ rebellious past at a Chilean school for girls. Nora is possessed by a demonic entity, longing for the woman it loves – Luz. Increasingly drunk on both alcohol and Nora’s story, Rossini turns into easy prey. When called to the police station, the now demonically revived doctor puts Luz in a state of hypnosis, supervised by his colleagues, commissioner Bertillon and her translator Olarte. Luz recalls the events predating her arrival at the police station. But the entity that has taken control of the doctor wants something more. Bit by bit it slips into Luz’ reenactment and makes old memories come to light.
Luz (2018) had its world premiere at the 2018 Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival. After that, the same year had an extended festival run where it achieved numerous nominations and awards, including Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh, Fantasia Film Festival, Berlin Fantasy Filmfest, MOTELX – Lisbon International Horror Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, Sitges – Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, Toronto After Dark Film Festival and Morbido Film Fest. This year it has also been part of Panic Fest, Glasgow Film Festival, Imagine Film Festival, Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival and Lyon Festival Hallucinations Collectives.
After the festivals run and being released in Germany as domestic video, Luz (2018) is being screened in selected theaters across the USA. You can see the complete list of the events on the official website of the movie, luzmovie.com. You can watch its trailer here:
