Ahead of its trailer release next week, Neon has dropped a brand new Cuckoo poster for its upcoming horror thriller, featuring a closer look at Euphoria and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes star Hunter Schafer‘s lead character.
Following its world premiere at the release 2024 Berlin International Film Festival, the film is now scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 3.
What is Cuckoo about?
“Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family,” reads the synopsis. “Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.”
Cuckoo is written and directed by German filmmaker Tilman Singer, who shot the film on 35mm. It also stars Dan Stevens (Legion, Abigail) as Mr. König, Jessica Henwick (Love and Monsters) as Beth, Marton Csókás (Freelance) as Luis, Greta Fernández (Santo) as Trixie, Jan Bluthardt (Luz) as Henry, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) as Ed and more.
The film is executive produced by Neon’s Tom Quinn, Jeff Deutchman, Emily Thomas, and Ryan Friscia. Producers are Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, and Ben Rimmer.
