Mirja Turestedt, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Kris Hitchen
A Swedish TV presenter seeks sanctuary on the wilds of Exmoor in Caroline Ingvarsson’s suspenseful slow burn noir, based on Håkan Nesser’s bestselling crime novel The Living and the Dead in Winsford.
A familiar face on Swedish television screens, Maria’s (Mirja Turestedt) life capsizes when shocking accusations are levied against her husband (Thomas W. Gabrielsson). Initially fleeing the resulting media firestorm together, an unexpected confrontation subsequently inspires Maria to travel alone to Exmoor. But once there, her seeming idyll quickly turns to paranoia, forcing her to examine her own self-deception and her complicity in the events of the past.
Shot against the arresting landscapes and skies of Sweden and the South West, Ingvarsson’s assured and atmospheric psychological thriller invites its audience to draw their own conclusions about its troubled heroine, her and her husband’s actions and their far-reaching consequences.
