CUCKOO

Directed by Tilman Singer // 102 mins // Feature Film

Reluctantly, 17-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. Starring Hunter Schafer, Jessica Henwick and Dan Stevens.

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“Schafer is exceptional as this corroded wound, a girl barely holding herself together as she balances telling moments of silence and loud instances of hostility.” – Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com

"It’s so refreshingly unconventional and unpredictable in every way, right down to its raucous, entertainingly silly finale."

-Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting