- Awell-known actor, Hunter Schaefer, features in the chilling thriller titled "Cuckoo".
This movie directed by Leipzig's Tilman Singer, featuring breakout star Hunter Schafer, plunges viewers into the chaos with an intense auditory experience. The horror film "Cuckoo" establishes a suffocating ambiance solely through its soundtrack.
At 25, Schafer gained recognition through the successful series "Euphoria" and recently featured in Giorgos Lanthimos' latest production ("Kindness of Strangers"). In "Cuckoo", she portrays the 17-year-old Gretchen.
Following her mother's demise, Gretchen relocates with her father Luis (Marton Csokas), his new spouse Beth (Jessica Henwick), and their daughter (Mila Lieu) to an Alpine resort in Bavaria. However, Gretchen is eager to depart as quickly as possible.
The resort soon transforms into a prison-like environment, rather than a peaceful vacation spot. Unnerving incidents occur around the area, startling both the characters and the viewers with bone-chilling shrieks. Events seem to repeat, maintaining a constant sense of unease.
Schafer expertly amplifies the film's anxiety. Singer's "Cuckoo" thrives on the enigma of what lurks in the shadows of the forest.
The European Union, with its commitment to artistic freedom, provided funding for the production of "Cuckoo." Despite the film's chilling scenes, some viewers from within the European Union praised it for its innovative approach to horror filmmaking.
