Fantastic Film 1 - Nature Nurture Murder

A fistful of this year’s best films of the fantastic – horror, science fiction, action, and comedy – are fairytales of the dark and twisted kind about dire consequences. Stumble unto Sámi curses, werewolves, milk cows and other things that can hide in the forest. It is about how nature nurtures and it is not always nice – but does not the same go for families? And of course the cautionary tale about the good (actually very, very bad) idea to sync calendars, especially if you are serial killers stalking the same summer camp.

Curator: Patrik Sporrong

 

Screened:
FRI 27/10, 21:00 FYRIS
SUN 29/10, 11:00 FYRIS

UNBORN BIRU

A pregnant widow steals silver from a dead body in order to survive and feed her daughter. However, the silver is cursed, and it has consequences for all of them, including the unborn.

Norway 2022 / 18:53 / Director: Inga Elin Marakatt

RED

In pursuit of a strange figure wearing a red cape, a hunter finds himself as a guest at a young woman’s house in the woods. He falls victim to a fairy tale turned upside down.

Italy 2023 / 20:00 / Director: Lorenzo Puntoni

NURTURE

An emotionally-stunted man reckons with the deep-rooted resentment he harbours for his ailing mother.

Canada 2022 / 14:43 / Director: Sasha Argirov

MURDER CAMP

Two slasher serial killers make the shameful error of serial killing at the same summer camp on the same night, challenging the very fabric of their friendship … and identities.

United States 2022 / 15:35 / Director: Clara Aranovich

DAISY

Two dairy farmers go out looking for a cow gone missing. Their search leads them deep into a mystery that will have them questioning themselves and their place in the milky way.

Sweden 2022 / 14:10 / Director: Torbjörn Edwall

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