Handling the Undead

Opens Friday, May 31, 2024

On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want? A family is faced with the mother’s reawakening before they have even mourned her death after a car accident; an elderly woman gets the love of her life back the same day she has buried her; a grandfather rescues his grandchild from the gravesite in a desperate attempt to get his daughter out of her depression

HANDLING THE UNDEAD is a drama with elements of horror about three families, a story about grief and loss, but also about hope and understanding of what we can’t comprehend or control.

Winner: World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award, Original Music, Sundance Film Festival

• Country Sweden, Norway, Greece
• Language Norwegian with English Subtitles
• Running Time 99 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Neon
• Director Thea Hvistendahl
• Cast Renate Reinsve, Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsum, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars, Inesa Dauksta
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Closed Captioning

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