Neon Reunites With ‘The Worst Person in the World’ Star Renata Reinsve on Horror Film ‘Handling the Undead’
thewrap.comOn an abnormally hot summer day in Oslo, a strange electric field surrounds the city as a collective migraine spreads across town.
TVs, lightbulbs, and electronics go haywire, the chaos reaching a debilitating crescendo when suddenly, it’s over. “Handling the Undead” is a character driven horror/drama dealing with fundamental emotions around grief and mortality and the battle of accepting what we can’t control which weaves together three families through their loss.Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsumand og Bahars Pars also star in “Handling the Undead” alongside “The Worst Person in the World” actors Reinsve and Lie.
Hvistendahl, who previously directed the documentary “Adjø Montebello” and several short films, including “Virgins4lyfe” that premiered at SXSW, also co-wrote the script with the author Lindqvist.“Handling the Undead” is produced by Kristin Emblem and Guri Neby under their Einar Film banner (with whom Anonymous Content has their Scandinavian joint venture Anonymous Content Nordic).
The film is co-produced by Zentropa Sweden and Filmiki, and supported by The Norwegian Film Institute, The Swedish Film Institute, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond and Oslo Film Fond.
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