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Cuckoo (2024)

Cuckoo poster
Directed by
Tilman Singer
Genre
horror film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
R
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 554 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenager moves to the German Alps to live with her father. She becomes disturbed by strange events as her father's boss involves them in a sinister plot.

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What happens

Cuckoo is a 2024 horror film written and directed by Tilman Singer, and starring Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas, Jessica Henwick, and Dan Stevens. A co-production between Germany and the United States, the film follows a teenager (Schafer) who moves to the German Alps to live with her father (Csokas) but becomes disturbed by strange occurrences as her father's boss (Stevens) embroils her family in a sinister plot. Cuckoo had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024. The film was released theatrically in the United States on August 9, 2024, and in Germany on August 29. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $6.7 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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