CUCKOO

2024 | GER, USA | fiction | 1:2,39 35mm | 102 min

Gretchen travels to the German Alps with her father and stepmother. In the resort town where they are staying, she comes across some dark secrets. She hears strange noises and is plagued by frightening visions of a woman chasing her. Gretchen is drawn into a conspiracy involving bizarre experiments by the resort’s owner that echoes back generations…

CREW

Written & directed by Tilman Singer
Cinematography: Paul Faltz
Editing: Terel Gibson, Philipp Thomas
Production Design:Dario Méndez Acosta
Colorist: Jonas Damm, Dirk Meier
Costumes: Frauke Firl
Make-Up: Astrid Weber, Hannah Fischer
Music: Simon Waskow
Sound Design: Jeff Pits, Odin Benitez, Jonas Lux, Steffen Pfauth, Torsten Zumhof
Sound: Michael Schlömer
Sound Mixing: Jonathan Wales, Henning Hein
Assistant Director: Madli Moos
Casting: Sabine Schwedhelm, Tamsyn Manson
Producers: Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell
Executive Producers: Tom Quinn, Jeff Deutchman, Jason Wald, Emily Thomas, Ryan Friscia

STARRING

Hunter Schafer (Gretchen)
Dan Stevens (Mr. König)
Jessica Henwick (Beth)
Marton Csókás (Luis)
Jan Bluthardt (Henry)
Mila Lieu (Alma)
Greta Fernández (Trixie)
Proschat Madani (Dr. Bonomo)
Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (Ed)
Konrad Singer (Erik)
Kalin Morrow (The Hooded Woman)

AWARDS

2024 Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik (Award of the German Film Critics)
Winner Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik - Best Cinematography (Paul Faltz)

2024 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale)
Nominee Teddy - Best Feature Film

2024 SXSW Film Festival
Nominee Audience Award - Narrative Spotlight

2024 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)
Winner Silver Raven - International Competition

2024 Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
Nominee Narcisse Award - Best Feature Film

2025 GLAAD Media Awards
Nominee GLAAD Media Award - Outstanding Film, Wide Theatrical Release

2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards
Nominee Independent Spirit Award - Best Lead Performance (Hunter Schafer)

2024 Golden Trailer Awards
Nominee Golden Trailer - Best Horror

2024 Raindance Film Festival
Nominee Raindance Award - Best International Feature

2025 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Nominee Chainsaw Award - Best International Movie
Nominee Chainsaw Award - Best Lead Performance (Hunter Schafer)
Nominee Chainsaw Award - Best Supporting Performance (Dan Stevens)

2024 Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg (FEFFS)
Nominee Octopus d’Or - Best International Feature Film
Nominee Melies D’Argent - Best European Fantastic Feature Film

2024 Music + Sound Awards, International
Winner Music+Sound Award - Best Original Composition in a Film Trailer

2025 North Carolina Film Critics Association
Nominee Tar Heel Award (Hunter Schafer)

2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
Nominee GMS Award - Best Music Supervision for a Trailer (Film)

2025 The Queerties
Nominee Queerty - Film Performance (Hunter Schafer)

2024 Septimius Awards
Nominee Septimius Award - Best European Film

FESTIVALS

Berlinale - Germany,
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival - Belgium
Trento Film Festival - Italy
Sydney Film Festival - Australia
Transilvania International Film Festival - Romania
Raindance Film Festival - UK
Imagine Film Festival - Netherlands
Fantastic Zagreb Film Festival - Croatia

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival - South Korea
New Zealand International Film Festival - New Zealand
New Horizons Film Festival - Poland
Guanajuato Film Festival - Mexico
Melbourne International Film Festival - Australia
MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival - Portugal
Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival - France
Sitges Film Festival Spain

FIPILI Horror Festival - Italy
Kaohsiung Film Festival - Taiwan
Adelaide Film Festival - Australia
Brisbane International Film Festival - Australia
Capital Film Festival - Australia
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Greece
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - Estonia
Paris International Fantastic Film Festival - France