A SUCCESFUL JOURNALIST, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT

BY ONLINE “TROLLS”, FINDS A BLOODY GOOD WAY

TO RID HERSELF OF WRITER’S BLOCK IN

THIS BLACKLY FUNNY SATIRE

“In a word, The Columnist is striking. …There is intent and intellect

behind [the film] that makes it an utterly irresistible watch.”

— Caitlin Kennedy, Film Inquiry

“[The Columnist] has a biting wit that feels very reflective of the current moment and Femke is a fantastic showcase for Herbers.”

— Joe Lipsett, Bloody Disgusting

“For those who get a kick out of some good, darkly comedic violence,

The Columnist is a blast and one of the year’s biggest surprises.”

— Sara Clements, Daily Dead

In this darkly funny horror film, Femke Boot (Katja Herbers) is a columnist and writer suffering from endless abusive posts and death threats on social media. Femke is obsessed by these hate-filled messages and spends every moment checking her Twitter feed. This obsession consumes her life and her work suffers as she fails to write her columns and novel. One day, all her pent-up anger and frustration explode in a moment of shocking and unexpected violence.

This brutal and bloody act inspires Femke to write again. However, her writer’s block returns and with it her addiction to social media. Secretly, Femke believes there is only one solution to her ever-growing frustration. She surrenders to her murderous rage and alternates the killing and maiming of her social media tormentors with writing her debut novel.

But how long can she continue this double life? Can she hide her nightly murders from her teenage daughter and her new boyfriend, horror writer Steven Dood? And is fighting hatred with hatred really the best solution?

THE COLUMNIST (2020)

Directed by: Ivo van Aart

Written by: Daan Windhorst

Cast: Katja Herbers, Genio de Groot, Rein Hofman, Bram van der Kelen,

Achraf Koutet, Claire Porro

Produced by: Sabine Brian, Wynand Chocolaad, Ronald Versteeg,

Kaja Wolffers

Director of Photography: Martijn Cousijn

Genre: Horror

RT: 85 minutes

Aspect Ratio: 2.39: 1

Sound: Surround 5.1

Language: Dutch with English Subtitles