Handling the Undead (2024)

• Year: 2024
• Released: 09 Feb 2024
• Country: Norway, Sweden, Greece
• Adwords: 2 wins & 3 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2118648/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/handling_the_undead
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 1080p
• Language: Norwegian
• MPA Rating: N/A
• Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
• Runtime: 97 min
• Writer: Thea Hvistendahl, John Ajvide Lindqvist
• Director: Thea Hvistendahl
• Cast: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar Pars
• Keywords: based on novel or book, cemetery, loss, grief, zombie, car accident,

	5.6/10
	75% – Critics
	false% – Audience

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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?

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Slow and sad jewel

Handling the undead is not really a horror movie or a typical Zombie movie. There are hardly any bites at all. It’s really about handling the loss of loved ones. You follow three families in their grief and how they cling to the idea of their loved ones return, when in fact they are still dead. Watching this beautiful movie with absolutely fantastic actors my thoughts go to The last of us and The girl with all the gifts. Two of my favourites. But if you think they are slow, this one might put you to sleep… Just get past the first few scenes, then it rises. And as it ends you know you’ve seems something sad but beautiful.

Too stagnant and introverted to captivate

I basically cheer for European film. This movie got a lot of attention when it was released in Norway. Mostly because Renate Reinsve plays one of the lead roles, but also for the theme; What happens when the dead come back? In the many positive reviews of the film, the main characters’ feelings of loss and grief were highlighted as the film’s strengths.

The film is based on an interesting perspective; How would we react and listed if our dear deceased came back to us?

Since the film’s focus is primarily about the main characters’ behavior and reactions, this is to a small extent a “zombie movie”. Fair enough.

But for me, the movie doesn’t quite work. The film’s lack of dialogue and storytelling deprives us of viewers the mility to get to know those involved in the film. It all gets too stagnant for me. And I lost interest in the movie while I saw it. When the movie towards the end finally takes some dramatic twists, it’s too late.

But one case has the director succeeded; The creepy mood of the film persists from beginning to end.

Unique, but missing a key ingredient.

In an already tired genre, Handling the Undead aims for a more contemplative and somber face than what we’re used to with said genre. The standouts here being the music and atmosphere, one must think such a devotion to visuals would garner strong staying power, yet such was not the case. It’s grief observed, through the lens of dark corridors and isolated pastures, asking the singular question, “if you had one more chance to talk to your loved one, what would you say?”. Throughout the runtime I discovered the film wasn’t exactly interested in exploring this question through a vessel or character of sorts, as it’s practically nonexistent. In the end I was left starved, yearning for a connection. A film with a pulse that slowly fades into obscurity.