LevelK has taken on the Norwegian psycho-thriller project titled Anathema.
Plot, tone and influences
The film is presented as a stark, unsettling examination of repression, denial, and collective madness.
Its central figure, Dafne, lives in a valley with her mother and Bror.
When Bror vanishes, she wonders whether she or her community is unraveling.
His return, drowned and dead, drives the town into delusion: no one acknowledges his zombie-like state, yet the townspeople insist on celebrating his wedding, even if it means sacrificing his fiancée.
The work leans into folk-horror textures reminiscent of The Wicker Man and Midsommar.
Creative team and pedigree
The creators frame the project as a fusion of social critique and personal awakening.
Their graduation short, Liminal Space, earned a spot at the New York City Independent Film Festival in 2025.
Anathema is shepherded by producer Janne Hjeltnes (Netflix’s Royalteen, Midsummer Night) and executive producer Anne Borgaard Sørensen (Camino, Bullshit), who are also credited in connection with another Venice-bound project, No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman.
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