Handling the Undead

New Directors Competition

Handling the Undead

Håndtering av Udøde

Norway 2024 Fiction cor 97 min.

Set in Oslo, Norway, the film explores what happens when a set of people suddenly awakens from death. Three stories are interwoven, exploring loss, grief and mortality, but also love and hope. This drama with a horror premise deals with fundamental human emotions and the pursuit of understanding and accepting what we cannot control.

Winner of the World Cinema Dramatic special jury award for the original music at the Sundance Film Festival.

Norway horror mystery grief death international film festivals awarded films female directors

direction

Thea Hvistendahl

screenplay

John Ajvide Lindqvist, Thea Hvistendahl

cinematography

Pål Ulvik Rokseth

editing

Trude Lirhus

sound

Helge Bodøgaard

sound design

Nils Viken

music

Peter Reaburn

production design

Linda Janson

cast

Anders Danielsen Lie, Renate Reinsve, Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsum

production

Kristin Emblem, Guri Neby

produced by

Einar Film, Fortellinger

co-produced by

Zentropa Sweden, Nordisk Film Denmark, Filmiki Greece

world sales

TrustNordisk ApS

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

16