Three students murdered at century-old boarding school. Killer drowned himself; body never found. On 100th anniversary of killings, student researching incident vanishes, along with others, as dark presence haunts school.
Cinematography
Misty lakes and candlelit corridors that breathe
Production
Cramped boarding school becomes suffocating character
Acting
Rebecka Hemse carries investigative dread with conviction
Director
Mikael Håfström
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mikael Håfström later directed '1408' and 'Escape Plan' — this early work shows his knack for claustrophobic dread.
The film adapts Swedish folklore of 'Sjörå' — lake spirits who drown the unwary, merging Nordic myth with slasher structure.
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