A successful artist loses control of his life after his young daughter's death. A chance for a new start appears, but all is not what it seems.
Acting
Mikkelsen's silent breakdowns hit harder than any dialogue.
Direction
Saul builds dread through domestic spaces turned uncanny.
Director
Anno Saul
Mads Mikkelsen
David Andernach
Jessica Schwarz
Maja Andernach
Valeria Eisenbart
Leonie Andernach
Heike Makatsch
Gia
Tim Seyfi
Max Oelze
Thomas Thieme
Siggi Butschma
Stefan Gebelhoff
Paul Wiegand
Suzan Anbeh
Susanne Wiegand
Nele Trebs
Nele Weigant
Sabine Berg
Henriette Zahnert
Thomas Arnold
Edgar Keun
Karsten Dahlem
Polizist 1
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Akif Pirinçci's novel, the film adapts the 'doppelgänger as guilt' motif common in German Expressionism but grounds it in mundane domestic tragedy.
The door itself was a practical set piece that actually led nowhere—Mikkelsen reportedly found its emptiness genuinely disorienting during filming.
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