Handling the Undead (2024)
Es ist ein schwüler Sommerabend in Oslo und merkwürdige Dinge geschehen. Verhängnisvoll ballen sich Vogelschwärme am dämmernden Himmel zusammen, auf einmal gehen die Alarmanlagen der geparkten Autos los, die Ampeln spielen verrückt, es kommt zu einem Stromausfall – und die Toten erwachen. Anna hat vor Kurzem ihren kleinen Sohn verloren. Ihr Vater hat den Enkel bei Einbruch der Dunkelheit auf dem Friedhof ausgegraben und nachhause gebracht, weil er nicht mit ansehen kann, wie sich seine Tochter vor Kummer quält. Tora hat am Nachmittag ihre Partnerin bestattet, doch nun steht diese schweigend in der gemeinsamen Küche. David und seine zwei Kinder haben an diesem Abend die Mutter bei einem Autounfall verloren, aber sie ist anscheinend wieder ins Leben zurückgekommen. Wirklich lebendig sind die Verstorbenen aber nicht. Was sind sie und was wollen sie?
Der Regisseur:
Thea Hvistendahl
Die Autor:
John Ajvide Lindqvist, Thea Hvistendahl.
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Renate Reinsve as Anna |
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Anders Danielsen Lie as David |
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Bahar Pars as Eva |
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Bjørn Sundquist as Mahler |
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Denise Trankalis as Solglimt Colleague |
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Bente Børsum as Tora |
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Jan Hrynkiewicz as Peter |
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Όλγα Δαμάνη as Elisabet |
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John Ajvide Lindqvist as Undertaker |
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Inesa Dauksta as Flora |
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Kian Hansen as Kian |
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Dennis Østby Ruud as Elias |
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Pinelli Hedda Munthe as Doctor |
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Anders Dybwad as Drowned Man |
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Emma Damskau as Solglimt Colleague |
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Monica Csango as Reporter (voice) |
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Anders Rønning as Police Officer (voice) |
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Gunhild Finne Nilsen as Police Officer (voice) |
| Production | Katinka Haug | Production Accountant |
| Sound | Nils Aré Viken | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zoi Xanthi | Costume Assistant |
| Lighting | Thomas Kristiansen | Electrician |
| Lighting | Levi Gawrock Trøite | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Nikos Papathanasis | Electrician |
| Sound | Andreas Franck | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lighting | Lene Vaagland | Electrician |
| Sound | Tormod Ringnes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David Silverin | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | Andreas Hylander | Visual Effects Producer |
| Lighting | Ole Ulvik Rokseth | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | David Odstad | Electrician |
| Sound | Andreas Franck | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elin Kristoffersen | Foley Recordist |
| Art | Victoria Wælgaard | Set Decoration |
| Production | John Bush | Head of Production |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bente Ulvik | Costume Design |
| Editing | Darren Rae | Colorist |
| Production | Kristin Emblem | Producer |
| Directing | Thea Hvistendahl | Director |
| Production | Guri Neby | Producer |
| Camera | Pål Ulvik Rokseth | Director of Photography |
| Production | Sveinung Golimo | Executive Producer |
| Writing | John Ajvide Lindqvist | Screenplay |
| Editing | Trude Lirhus | Editor |
| Writing | John Ajvide Lindqvist | Novel |
| Writing | Thea Hvistendahl | Screenplay |
| Editing | Thomas Grotmol | Editor |
| Sound | Andreas Franck | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Bent Holm | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morten Jacobsen | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Linda Janson | Production Design |
| Lighting | Thomas Drange Kristiansen | Electrician |
| Crew | Mats Høiby | Loader |
| Art | Torgrim Forbergskog | Props |
| Camera | Christos Vasakakis | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Marte Beck | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Dag Erik Amdam | Location Manager |
| Production | Σοφία Δημοπούλου | Local Casting |
| Lighting | Spiros Angelopoulos | Best Boy Electrician |
| Art | Dag Erik Amdam | Location Scout |
| Editing | Darren Rae | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Lighting | Spiros Angelopoulos | Electrician |
| Sound | Bent Holm | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thore Garberg | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Anja Gundersen Gøystdal | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Albin Abrahamsson | Online Editor |
| Production | Anniken Haugen | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Nicolay Jacobsen | Location Scout |
| Art | Geir Moen | Storyboard Artist |
| Camera | Morten Brun | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Thomas Buch | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | Bo Lundgren | Key Grip |
| Art | Marius Hamm | Location Scout |
| Writing | Françoise von Roy | Script Consultant |
| Writing | Pierre Hodgson | Script Consultant |
| Production | Even Standal Vesterhus | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Agnete Brun | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Ihne Pedersen | Still Photographer |
| Art | Nikolai Lockertsen | Concept Artist |
| Art | Fredrik Havstein | Location Scout |
| Art | Bror Neby Hilland | Location Scout |
| Editing | Tormod Berge | Additional Editor |
| Directing | Roar Fjørtoft | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Terje Linchausen | Carpenter |
| Camera | Marek Havel | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morten Jacobsen | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Production | Jason Wald | Executive Producer |
| Production | Susan Wendt | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Luise Nes | Child Wrangler |
| Editing | Jan Arne Storkås | Additional Editor |
| Visual Effects | Otto Thorbjørnsen | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Ola Narum Berg | Line Producer |
| Production | Nick Shumaker | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rasmus Krogh | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Eirik Sildnes | Additional Editor |
| Production | Celine Engebrigtsen | Casting |
| Production | Νικόλας Αλαβάνος | Co-Producer |
| Production | Henriette Løberg-Andersen | Post Producer |
| Production | Kristina Börjeson | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Paul Campbell | Orchestrator |
| Production | Håkan Strandhag | Post Producer |
| Sound | Peter Raeburn | Music Producer |
| Visual Effects | Simen Tystad Tunold | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Emily Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sarah Colvin | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Vincent Larsson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Ryan Liddle | Film Processor |
| Visual Effects | Simen Tystad Tunold | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Pathi Katsoufi | Co-Producer |
| Production | Leif Holst Jensen | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Andy Hudson | Film Processor |
| Crew | John Gurney | Film Processor |
| Camera | Μιχάλης Τσιμπερόπουλος | Steadicam Operator |
| Directing | Aslaug Konradsdottir | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Bent Holm | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Δήμητρα Γιατράκου | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Mirjam Veske | Art Direction |
| Production | Nick Shumaker | Co-Producer |
| Production | Dimitris Logiadis | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lizette Jonjic | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Sindri Týr Högnason | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Terje Rødsjø | Key Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Alan Banis | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Peter Raeburn | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Helge Bodøgaard | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Andreas Mellkvist | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Henrik Natvig Holst | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Henriette Løberg-Andersen | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Eleni Valsamaki | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Thomas Staugaard | Sound Effects Editor |