Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu' shocks with its extreme use of live rats, blending practical and digital elements to create an unparalleled realism.
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The production used an astounding 5,000 live rats, with the crew going to great lengths to ensure their safety and control their movement on set.
Eggers' commitment to authenticity extended beyond the animals, with the use of custom-made wall tattoos and a painstaking attention to detail in recreating the 1830s European setting.
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Robert Eggers, Bill Skarsgård, Variety, ComicBook.com, Polygon, Nosferatu (2024)