Director: Eskil Vogt.
With: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad,
Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim.
Norway 2021. 117 mins.
UK PREMIERE - The lonely, uncanny, and often accidentally violent world of childhood
is explored with chilling candour, shocking repercussions, and exceptional
skill in BLIND writer/director Eskil Vogt’s creepy art house horror. During the
dog days of a bright Nordic summer, a group of pre-adolescents living in a
suburban high-rise complex are left to their own devices. Slowly they reveal
their dark and mysterious psychic powers when the adults aren’t looking and
before long their playtime takes a dangerous and deadly turn. Soon their capacity
for cruelty, loyalty and self-sacrifice reaches a terrifying conclusion in this
remarkable and gripping supernatural thriller.