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Shirkers 2018

In 1992, a teenage filmmaker's ambitious project is jeopardized when her mentor vanishes, taking the film's footage with him. Twenty years later, the filmmaker sets out to recover her lost work, revisiting the past and confronting a complex web of forgotten memories and unresolved tensions. The search becomes a journey to understand the events surrounding the disappearance and the nature of the film itself, blurring the lines between documentary and fiction.

In 1992, a teenage filmmaker's ambitious project is jeopardized when her mentor vanishes, taking the film's footage with him. Twenty years later, the filmmaker sets out to recover her lost work, revisiting the past and confronting a complex web of forgotten memories and unresolved tensions. The search becomes a journey to understand the events surrounding the disappearance and the nature of the film itself, blurring the lines between documentary and fiction.

Does Shirkers have end credit scenes?

No!

Shirkers does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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Ratings and Reviews for Shirkers

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Metacritic

88

Metascore

7.2

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
review

99%

TOMATOMETER

review

80%

User Score

IMDb

7.3 /10

IMDb Rating

TMDB

73

%

User Score

Letterboxd

4.0

From 456 fan ratings

Awards & Nominations for Shirkers

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34th Film Independent Spirit Awards 2019

Nomination

Best Documentary Feature

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Shirkers | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

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