Seventeen-year-old Gretchen 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, 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.
Director
Tilman Singer
Cast
Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick
Rating
Year
2024
Country
Germany, United States
Language
English, German, French
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Reviews
- "CUCKOO will most certainly not be for everyone, but for those looking for a horror film that draws you in just as it defies any of your expectations for where it is supposed to go, it’s hard to think of a trip this year you’ll find that is as bold and bonkers as this one."
- Collider - "As CUCKOO moves to its final third the fragments of its ideas never quite form a convincing whole. Luckily, Schafer is there to guide us through."
- The Film Stage - "Part of the massive entertainment value of [Singer's] wild and unwieldy second feature is that it is refreshingly free of any kind of manifesto."
- Variety - "Viewed under the right conditions — that is to say, late at night, in a certain headspace and surrounded by an audience of fellow travelers ready to take the ride – CUCKOO will offer an awful lot of big-screen fun. Only those external factors are nearly necessary to meet an overeager film with only one note to play."
- TheWrap
Awards
- Brussels Int'l Film Festival
Festivals
- Berlin Int'l Film Festival
- Brussels Int'l Film Festival
- Melbourne Int'l Film Festival
- New Zealand Int'l Film Festival
- Fantasia Int'l Film Festival
- South by Southwest Film Festival
- New Horizons Int'l Film Festival
- Italian Contemporary Film Festival
- Raindance Film Festival
- Sydney Film Festival
- Florida Film Festival
- and more...