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May 31, 2024 · The understated filmmaking fits the intriguing premise: What would realistically happen if the dead started coming back to life? “Handling the Undead” is based on a novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, whose “Let the Right One In” and “Border” take a similarly grounded approach to their supernatural elements. The reactions of the ...
Feb 9, 2024 · Handling the Undead: Directed by Thea Hvistendahl. With Bjørn Sundquist, Renate Reinsve, Dennis Østry Ruud, Bente Børsum. On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them.
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- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Thea Hvistendahl
- 2024-02-09
A grounded zombie picture with emotional bite, Handling the Undead shuffles along at a patient pace but succeeds as a poignant and thoughtful addition to the genre. Read Critics Reviews
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Jan 20, 2024 · ‘Handling the Undead’ Review: A Zombie Drama With a Beating Heart Under Rotting Flesh. The living dead are back again in Thea Hvistendahl's surprisingly delicate genre outing, but this time they...
- Guy Lodge
Jun 19, 2024 · Handling the Undead. Drama. Horror. Mystery. On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to...
- Thea Hvistendahl
- Ross Bonaime
- Senior Editor-Movies
May 30, 2024 · “Handling the Undead” has an earnest and simple premise that sounds like enough for a whole thriller: One day, out of nowhere, with little explanation, the dead are reanimated en masse.
Jan 20, 2024 · Renate Reinsve in 'Handling the Undead,' an unsettling arthouse zombie movie from Norway based on John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel.