Name: Nomina Domini
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Released: 2000-08-01
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Pascal Ulli, Martin Huber, Bodo Krumwiede

The entire atmosphere this short film has, from start to finish, was nothing short of spectacular. I saw this film on atomfilms.com and was blown away. By the description, it seemed like a comedy, what I got instead was a great horror short. The sound was a perfect match to the visuals. Special effects were decent. All of the cast gave a great performance as well. Pascall Ulli plays the part of Adam, a computer nerd called to monastery to shut down a computer. However, when he arrives, things don't go as planned and somehow the fate of the world ends up being in his hands. Ulli, who I compare to a German Ted Raimi, was only outdone by the main protagonist, whom I won't reveal so as not to spoil it from those who haven't seen it. Overall, this was wonderfully done and I'd love to see more work from Ivan Engler in the future.

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