Nightshift (film)

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Nightshift
Directed by Yam Laranas
Written byYam Laranas
Produced by
  • Vincent del Rosario III
  • Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
  • Yam Laranas
Starring
CinematographyYam Laranas
Edited byMae Carzon
Music byOscar Fogelström
Production
companies
  • Aliud Entertainment
  • ImaginePerSecond
Distributed by Viva Films
Release date
  • January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Nightshift is a 2020 Philippine horror film written, cinematographed, co-produced and directed by Yam Laranas. The film stars Yam Concepcion and Michael de Mesa. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Cast

Reception

Nightshift received negative reviews. Critics cite the film's low scare factor resulting from the excessive use of horror gimmicks, implausible scenes and the lack of insight of the characters played by Yam Concepcion and Michael de Mesa. [5] [6]

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References

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