5.7
After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she's plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.
Hunter Schafer
Gretchen
Jan Bluthardt
Henry
Marton Csokas
Luis
Jessica Henwick
Beth
Dan Stevens
Herr König
Mila Lieu
Alma
Greta Fernández
Trixie
Proschat Madani
Dr. Bonomo
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
Ed
Konrad Singer
Erik
Kalin Morrow
Hooded Woman
Johannes Benecke
Silent Cop
Matthea Pedersen
Teenage Girl
Veronika Bachfischer
Dr. Bonomo's Assistant
Joshua Hupfauer
Driver
Philipp Arnold
Nurse
Conny Brandt
Absentminded Woman
Laura Pröll
Receptionist
Christoph Cordes
2nd Mover
Massimiliano Monticciollo
2nd Mover
Jennifer Buschmann
Teenage Girl's Mother
Jana Bange
Young Tourist Woman
Victor Peterszegi
Young Tourist Man
Elisa Kühnl
Homo-cuculidae Voices (voice)
Roman Ewert
Young Male Doctor
Lesley Jennifer Higl
Henry's Wife
Director, Writer
Tilman Singer
August 29, 2024
6
Dan Stevens had a chance in "I'm Your Man" (2021) to hone his German impersonation skills for this rather weak mystery. He owns a sprawling resort in the Bavarian countryside that's visited by the teenage "Gretchen" (Hunter Schafer) and her family. Her father "Luis" (Martin Csokas) is to design a new complex for "Herr König" who kindly offers the young woman a job in his hotel. It's when she cycles home after a very quiet shift one night that she is pursued by a mysterious woman with bright red eyes. Luckily, she can take refuge in the local hospital, but of course nobody believes her far-fetched tale. Meantime, her mute step-sister "Alma" (Mila Lieu) seems to be experiencing some serious inexplicable traumas and ends up in the same hospital. Might the incidents be connected; just what has their enigmatic host got to do with things and what's the agenda of the outwardly friendly ex-cop "Henry" (Jan Bluthardt)? Auteur Tilman Singer has a good go at creating something a little off-the-wall with this film, but sadly the really mediocre acting talent on display here let's the potential quirkiness of the plot down quite badly. There's far too much meaningless dialogue, dysfunctional familial drama and the pace, presumably designed to build a sense of menace, rather builds one of ennui and inevitability as the "cuckoo" theory is disappointingly undercooked and the denouement quite rushed. It's watchable enough, but I'm sure I'll never remember it,