Cuckoo

2024 · 103 min · EN · R · 5.7 (531 votes)

Dir. Tilman Singer · Starring Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick, Mila Lieu · Music Simon Waskow

“Fear its call.”

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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.

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Cuckoo is a dread-soaked, unsettling slow-burn that plunges viewers into a disorienting psychological nightmare. Its atmospheric horror thrives on surreal imagery and a pervasive sense of paranoia, exploring themes of grief and alienation amidst the brooding German Alps. Prepare for a claustrophobic, ambiguous descent.

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