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Imago Mortis

Imago Mortis

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 15, 2009

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Horror

User Score

46%

Original Title

Imago Mortis

Production Companies

pixstar, Telecinco Cinema, MiC, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Medusa Film

Director

Stefano Bessoni

Budget

$3,700,000

Revenue

$1,811,984

Description

They say that in 1600s, long before the invention of photography, a scientist named Fumagalli, was obsessed with the idea of reproducing images. He discovered that by killing a victim and removing his eyeballs it was possible to reproduce on paper the last image imprinted on the person's retina. He named such tecnique "Thanatography". Today, the same kind of gruesome ritual and abominable crimes r