Handling the Undead

The film follows three families whose loved ones return to life when an unexplained event in Oslo awakens the newly dead. Among the risen are Elias, the young son of Anna; Eva, loving wife and mother of two; and Elisabet, beloved wife of a well-to-do older woman. Their families gather around them, puzzled and alarmed at their appearance, but hopeful for a new start.

Keywords

  • Best first feature
  • Best Novels Adaptation
  • Best Novels Adaptation (home)
  • Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
  • Family Gatherings
  • Nordic Films
  • Sundance Film Festival !
  • mourning

Actors

  • Renate Reinsve
  • Anders Danielsen Lie
  • Bahar Pars
  • Bjørn Sundquist
  • Denise Trankalis

Director

  • Thea Hvistendahl

Horror, Drama


1h 38min


-16

SV


NL

FR

Greece
Norway
Sweden
2024
The dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them.

The dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them.


The film follows three families whose loved ones return to life when an unexplained event in Oslo awakens the newly dead. Among the risen are Elias, the young son of Anna; Eva, loving wife and mother of two; and Elisabet, beloved wife of a well-to-do older woman. Their families gather around them, puzzled and alarmed at their appearance, but hopeful for a new start.

Festivals

Cast & Crew