‘Handling the Undead’ Comes Alive on Digital, VOD June 18

Neon Brings ‘Handling the Undead’ to Digital, VOD June 18

On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?

Director: Thea Hvistendahl
Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars, Bjørn Sundquis, Bente Børsum, Inesa Dauksta
Writers: Thea Hvistendahl, John Ajvide Lindqvist

Release date: February 9, 2024 (Norway)
Running Time: 107 minutes
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, drama, mystery
Language: Norwegian

On an abnormally hot summer day in Oslo, a strange electric field surrounds the city as a collective migraine spreads across town. TVs, lightbulbs, and electronics go haywire, the chaos reaching a debilitating crescendo when suddenly, it’s over. But the strange event has awoken the newly deceased from death. A family is faced with the mother’s reawakening before they have even mourned her death after a car accident; an elderly woman gets the love of her life back the same day she has buried her; a grandfather rescues his grandchild from the gravesite in a desperate attempt to get his daughter out of her depression. Handling the Undead is a drama with elements of horror about three families, a story about grief and loss, but also about hope and understanding of what we can’t comprehend or control.