NEON has acquired North American and UK rights to the upcoming Handling the Undead, Screen Daily reports, based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let the Right One In).
Thea Hvistendahl (Adjø Montebello) is directing the film, which is now in production.
Screen Daily reports, “Hvistendahl and Lindqvist jointly adapted the screenplay about a strange electrical field which surrounds Oslo on an abnormally hot summer day, causing collective migraine and mayhem.”
“The character-driven drama explores grief and loss and follows three families caught up in the chaos.”
The cast includes Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsum, and Bahars Pars.
Kristin Emblem and Guri Neby are producing via their Einar Film, with whom Anonymous Content has partnered on 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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