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Handling The Undead (film)
''Handling the Undead'' is a 2024 Norwegian horror mystery film, directed by Thea Hvistendahl from a screenplay by Hvistendahl and John Ajvide Lindqvist, based upon the novel of the same name by Lindqvist. It stars Renate Reinsve, Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsum, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars and Inesa Dauksta. It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2024, and was released in Norway on 9 February 2024, by Nordisk Film. It won the 2024 Méliès d'Or. Plot After an inexplicable event causes the dead to return, three grieving families are confronted with the resurrection of their loved ones: Mahler, who lost his young grandson Elias, the son of his daughter Anna; David, who mourns his wife Eva; and Tora, who is devastated by the death of her partner Elisabet. Mahler is visiting Elias’s grave when the event occurs. He collapses, only to awaken lying across the grave. Digging up the coffin, he finds Elias alive but in an advanced stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thea Hvistendahl
Thea Hvistendahl (born 1989) is a Norway, Norwegian filmmaker best known for the 2024 horror film ''Handling the Undead (film), Handling the Undead''. Education Hvistendahl studied filmmaking at Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo. Career Hvistendahl began directing short films and commercials in the early 2010s. In 2017, she participated in the Berlinale Talents Short Form Station program to develop her short film ''Children of Satan'', which was released in 2019. Hvistendahl's 2024 feature film, an adaptation of the John Ajvide Lindqvist novel ''Handling the Undead'', premiered in the World Cinematic Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Filmography Film Commercials Music videos References External links * {{IMDb name, nm5728518 1989 births Norwegian film directors Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |