Mona’s days are filled with concern for her mother, a woman broken by her belief that her nightmares are real. In search of answers, Mona arrives in a village where she encounters an old family curse in a strange hotel.
Direction
Venus crafts waking dreams that feel genuinely unmoored from reality.
Acting
Hüller's unraveling mother is absolutely devastating to watch.
Production
The hotel itself becomes a suffocating character — creaky, wrong, unforgettable.
Director
Michael Venus
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Michael Venus developed the film for years, drawing from his own sleep paralysis experiences and German folklore surrounding the 'Alp' — a demon that sits on sleepers' chests.
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