Cuckoo

Local title
Kägu
Director
Tilman Singer
Country
Germany, USA
Year
2024
Festival
28th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Midnight Shivers
Genre
drama, supernatural, crime film, thriller
Subject
nature, belonging, child in a grown ups role, mysticism, absurd

A 17-year-old girl is forced to move with her family to a resort where things are not what they seem.

Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen (Hunter Schafer) leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König (Dan Stevens), her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma.

Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.

Following his festival sensation “Luz”, German director Tilman Singer has once again succeeded in creating an atmospheric and visually outstanding horror trip with an original plot and perfidious twists.

Director
Tilman Singer
Cast
Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas, Jessica Henwick, Dan Stevens
Producer
Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer
Cinematographer
Paul Faltz
Runtime
Language
German, English, French, sign language
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Montreal Fantasia Film Festival, Berlin, Sitges
Director
Tilman Singer

Screenings

Saal Kino Sõprus
Screening023102 / Kägu
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening081204 / Kägu
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
2nd Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening160204 / Kägu
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
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