International Features Competition

DAWNING

Demring
Swiss Premiere
Patrik Syversen
Norway
2025, 108'
Genre
Recommended Age
18 years
VO. Norwegian
ST. French, English
With
Thorbjørn Harr, Marte Magnusdotter Solem, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen
In presence of
Patrik Syversen, Saturday October 31.
Confined to an isolated house deep in the Norwegian forest, three sisters receive an unexpected visit from a stranger whom they decide to help. A truly chilling family portrait.
After another suicide attempt by their younger sister Kristine, Esther and Cecilie take her to the family’s country house to get some fresh air. There, the two sisters learn of their mother’s death and dread having to break the news to their youngest sister, who is still emotionally unstable. That’s when a local man, Lukas, whose car has broken down, approaches them and asks for help… Meticulously staged in elegant black and white, Patrik Syversen’s new feature film reimagines the horror genre with fierce mastery. Tension and chills abound in this relentless thriller with a stimulating narrative complexity, influenced as much by Ingmar Bergman as by Nordic literature.

Damien Brodard
Direction
Patrik Syversen
Image
Andreas Johannessen
Editing
Erlend Mjømen Knudsen, Patrik  Syversen, Patrik Syversen
Music
Øystein Greni
Sound
Anders Mørk
Production
Einar Film, Planete Sauvage, SpectreVision
With
Thorbjørn Harr, Marte Magnusdotter Solem, Sigurd Myhre, Bendik Kaltenborn, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Silje Storstein, Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Hedda Virik
World sales
SpectreVision (Lawrence Inglee)
Distribution
Norsk Filmdistribusjon
Patrik Syversen
1982, Norway
Previous works
2017, Demon Box (Feature, Director, Writer)
2016, Det som en gang var (Feature, Director, Writer)
2008, Manhunt (Feature, Director, Co-writer)
Saturday 31 Oct. 21:30
Théâtre Pitoëff

Saturday 7 Nov. 20:45
Fonction:cinéma